Anonicorn lore ideas archive

 

I like the time distortion idea, but I wonder, what's more interesting? An Anonicorn that's "recent" to the story, i.e. around the age of the mane 6 when Luna returns so she has a surprise nephew waiting for her? Anonicorn that's been around for a thousand years so Celestia isn't completely alone while Luna's banished?

and all this considering, to what extent is he an Anonicorn? is he more Anon than alicorn, i.e. human soul shunted into what becomes Celestia's son? or is he more alicorn than Anon, and just the typical colour scheme and name?

 

 

>>42504548

Him being around for a 1000 years would be new, though it might distance him greatly from the more familiar kind of anons we usually see. Would he end up taking Luna's place in that time gap? Looking all tall and flowt maned

 

 

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>>42504548

very quick sketch

>Anon finally gets to meet his favourite pony after dealing with the pastel puffs for a thousand years

 

 

>>42505714

>>42505714

>"Prince Anon!" Twilight gasped, galloping over to her teacher

>"Twilight." he said as she rushed over

>He wasn't looking at her, practically dodging her to canter over to the spent form of Nightmare moon

>She knew that the prince wasn't big on affection but still, she felt a little snubbed

>Twilight watched in confusion as her teacher suddenly plopped down on his haunches to address the blue pony

>"Holy. Fucking Shit." his words made the jaws of everypony in the ruined chamber fall open

>The prince was the picture of calm, collected and regal

>Not the type to curse

>The prince leaned back and sighed deeply, in the moment it took his chest to rise and fall he seemed older, far older

>Granted Prince anonymous was over a thousand years old yes but still, he suddenly looked alot more tired

>then he started to speak. a lot.

>"I've been waiting to meet you for a really, really long fucking time. we got ALOT to talk about, your sister is just straight up gone, no clue dont ask, i've spent a millennium babysitting these pastel puffballs genuinely dont think slept for a century-"

>He just....carried on ranting and chattering to the increasingly uncomfortable and frightened looking filly before him.

>Twilight's brain was breaking

>the prince never said much, the most he said was in court or to her during lessons and classes and even then it was to the point

>the more he talked the worse it got. Nightmare moon was a princess, she had a sister, prince anon didn't like ruling ponykind, he liked to swear, really liked to swear, she , this luna was his favourite pony

>the emerald alicorn had evidently hit his breaking point on seeing the blue alicorn

>his 'favourite pony' apparently.

>now THAT stung, she was his star pupil but not his favourite?

 

 

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>"Yes your highness she has your exact cutie mark!"

>"Neat, this her twilight?"

>"Yes sir!"

>The prince doesn't curse. especially not at children.

>She must have misheard, surely.

 

 

>>42513341

>Anonicorn meets anonmare

>Anonicorn knows

>Anonmare knows he knows

>Anonicorn laughs

>Anonmare seethes and once again considers suicide

 

 

>>42513341

>"Go fuck yourself."

>"HA." he snorts

>"Fuck me I've missed this, You'd think Tirek would at least be able to cope with human humour but he just sulks in his cage when I visit him. You make one dead baby joke..."

>He kneels down, on those disgusting giant legs.

>"Its been... a thousand or so years for me, no clue how or why before you ask, and honestly most of it was a blur."

>Anon gives a pensive look at Anonfilly, smirking the whole time which only serves to piss her off more.

>"Where the fuck is sunbutt?"

>"No clue!" he declares.

>Twilight is sat on her haunches meekly watching the scene play out.

>Her beloved teacher and Prince has never once spoke this crass or so open with another pony, not even her.

>Who in his name was this filly?

>"I looked for her for a long ass time, she just up and vanished after banishing Luna, i got here about a week or so after Luna got zapped." he adjusts his wings as he sits, vile. hes become accustomed to that gross body.

>"So what, you've been in charge for the past millenium?" Anonfilly asks, incredulous. this was just getting worse.

>He grins.

>"Yup. A real gary stu."

>She frowns harder, somehow.

>"Oh don't scowl, its too cute on you Anon."

>"Fuck you."

>"Don't sweat, I was hands-off with everything for awhile, copied everything sunbutt did. As best I can mind you, I think sunset got upset with me for a different reason though and god, Luna was very unhappy to see me after Twiggle and co rainbow-blasted her."

 

 

>>42513399

I am super curious as to where Celestia went. I assume Luna once strong enough from the rainbow bath is going to go look for her while Prince Anon holds down the fort.

 

 

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>>42505914

Makes me wonder how an Equestria under anon fared over the past 1000 or so years, and if he did things differently, what would change?

 

 

>>42506107

Smaller borders, worse relations with neighbours, more militarised, alot more delegation to relieve him from the workload, cadence was instantly adopted and groomed to take the role of full on diarch next to him to help out and improve his public image, encouraged sunset shimmer to study technology in the other world to benefit equestria, at least kept precise track of dangerous artifacts and monsters ready for the future.

 

 

>>42506128

>Smaller borders, worse relations with neighbours, more militarised, alot more delegation to relieve him from the workload, cadence was instantly adopted and groomed to take the role of full on diarch next to him to help out and improve his public image,

I mostly agree with this, but I want to say relations wouldn't necessarily be worse, just different. Celestia was well meaning but didn't always seem to get non-ponies? I feel like Anoncorn's blunt behavior and originally non-pony mind would ironically make the more aggressive races like the Griffins or Yaks easier to handle because he could understand them better.

>encouraged sunset shimmer to study technology in the other world to benefit equestria, at least kept precise track of dangerous artifacts and monsters ready for the future.

kek I could imagine Sunset going way differently

>Sunset:"I deserve to be an Alicorn!"

>Anon:"Holy shit yes, I really need someone to split this workload with and Cadance is terrible with the paperwork."

>Sunset:"You keep holding me ba- wait really?!"

>Anon:"Yeah no joke, figure something out and I'll put a crown on you."

>Sunset:"huh, that was easy... wait what was that about paperwork?"

>Anon:"No take backsies."

But yeah Cadance would probably be doing a lot more in Anon's Equestria.

 

 

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>>42519869

>sunset ran away anyway because a long discussion with Anoncorn made her realize being an Alicorn is basically just centuries of neverending work and babysitting an entire nation.

 

 

>>42519869

I just see Anon's reign as more violent, slightly, than celestia's since i dont see him having anywhere near the level of diplomatic talent she must have had.

maybe that leads to more respect to Equestria in general from anon being way more willing to throw hands when creatures start breaking shit and causing him more paperwork.

Whether he massively changes things though, no clue, maybe he keeps sunset around or sends twilight to ponyville earlier

 

 

>>42519869

>"Prince Anon!, I've had it!"

>"You let that pink airhead do half your work and she can't even move the sun like you can, I could do so much more, make me an Alicorn!"

>The Prince had that same expression on his face again.

>One sunset despised.

>A blank look like he wasn't even awake, just nodding along and operating on autopilot.

>"Well?! Yes or No?!" she snapped.

>He blinked and looked at her fully, eyes actually focusing on her for the first time since she burst in.

"Huh?

>He rubbed at his chin in thought before closing his eyes and nodding, mumbling to himself.

"Yeah... good PR, avoids barbieworld happening.. cadence can officiate. Yes sunset, I will marry you.

>Sunset suddenly felt the sun rise on her cheeks.

>He really wasn't paying attention to her.

>Again.

 

 

>>42520133

Twilight and Sunset definitely see Celestia as a mother figure, and it makes me wonder how that manifests in this AU.

Do you think Sunset's big tantrum would be less about actually becoming an Alicorn and more about finally getting her not!dad's attention?

I also gotta wonder how Twilight's autism would mesh with Anon's own brand of autism.

 

 

>>42520300

it'd depend on how anon treats them and teaches them it could really go in alot of ways from they detest him, view him as dad or lust after him, we should brainstorm a personality for prince anon

 

 

>>42520379

>it'd depend on how anon treats them and teaches them it could really go in alot of ways from they detest him, view him as dad or lust after him, we should brainstorm a personality for prince anon

I'd want to say literal centuries have chilled him down a lot. He can still be the cuss filled asshole he can be, but mostly reserves that for people he knows can handle that kind of talk, like the Griffins or the older Dragons.

With the regular ponies, ge generally tries to emulate Celestia, or at least a more paternal form of it, because they respond to that way better than anything else he's tried.

Probably way less patient with species like the Deer or the Kirin, in the sense their in his borders so they can be tax paying citizens or get out. I could see the Kirin be ok with this for the most part, and probably have the Deer traditionally afraid of him because they pushed Anon once generations ago and he made good on his promise of violence.

Maybe rather than keeping him fully statued up, he bounds Discord's consciousness in a sorta familiar/wisp form to have someone to talk to and bounce ideas off of since Cadance would be around for a long time and having an eternity to yourself can be lonely.

He's both better and worse for his students than Celestia was. He's not the ever loving maternal figure and can be blunt in assessment, but he's been able to call out and curb their worst flaws without alienating them about it. Like having Sunset understand that being an Alicorn isn't all it's cracked up to be, and teaching Twilight to take deep breaths and calm down when she's about to go in an OCD freakout.

[spoiler]He aggressively hits on Chrysalis whenever she pops up, and ironically she can't handle it well at all. After all her thing is sucking up love not lust, and she's not even sure what he means by big pussy since she lays eggs.[/spoiler]

 

 

>>42521708

>spoiler

KEK, having Chrysalis be afraid of Anonicorn only because he's horny for her is hilarious, reminds me of Pepe le Pew.

>"You /fools/ have fallen right into my trap! Now, tremble before-"

"Yo Chryssy, is that you, baby?!"

>"Oh no-"

"Damn filly, you lookin' fine~"

>"GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

 

 

>>42522315

"Babe why don't you ever hit me up, you know I'd give you plenty of 'love'~"

>"It doesn't work like that and you know it!'

>the other elements staring at Twilight in question

>She shrugs helplessly

>"I swear he's never been like this around any other mare, he's usually a gentlecolt!"

>Inb4 at a certain point in time, long before canon start, Anon genuinely couldn't help seeing the ponies around him as basically children and can't bring himself to look at them that way.

 

 

>>42521708

>Maybe rather than keeping him fully statued up, he bounds Discord's consciousness in a sorta familiar/wisp form

>"HEY! LISTEN! HEY! ANON! LISTEN!"

Prince Anon with Discord Navi has a lot of potential

>Discord starts with his usual style, puns

>They fall flat now that he doesn't have his god magic to make the things that push the punchline appear out of thin air

>Then gives Anon "the cold shoulder"

>Still doesn't work cause no ice

>Then Discord tries manipulations

>However Anon is already far more violent than Celestia ever was to his neighbors and just ever so slightly more stern, with his ponies

>Which makes it kind of boring

>Discord also quickly realizes that Anon installed a mute button on him

>So he can either play along or go back to wanting to scream but having no mouth

>He chooses the former

>After a few decades, Discord actually mellows out some

>He's able to actually give Anon solid advice

>But he always wraps it up in so much metaphor that figuring it out is like playing with russian nesting dolls

>As centuries pass, by the time he's let out of his stone prison, he still causes havoc, but it's mostly just to stretch his legs and magic

>When Twilight comes to him freaking out, he tells her and her friends to chill out and enjoy the chaos for a day

>The most confusing part to Twilight is when he said "If it's all still there tomorrow, then you can deal with him"

>Sure enough, by the next day, everything's back to normal

>Twilight visits Anon again and he's in a meeting with Discord, discussing terms for when, where and how much of his chaos he's allowed to spread before Anon sicks the Elements on him and makes him a pigeon outhouse again

>Twilight doesn't always understand her teacher

>But she does always have confidence that he wants what's best for Equestria

 

 

>>42521708

I love this anon great work, heres some of my ideas

>Prince Anon isn't distractible persay, but he does slip into autopilot alot

>its his way of coping with being so long-lived, when nothing or no one of interest is around his mind just rests, its the compromise between human mind and alicorn longevity

>He has discord bound to a cat since cats are the most chaotic creatures

>Anon is overpowered by the likes of sunset and twilight in terms of raw power, he can raise the sun/moon sure but he delegated the chore of that to discord

>discord does it since its the only thing hes allowed to do in familiar form directly, he makes day and night happen or he goes back in the statue

>As a teacher anon is pretty regimented, his lessons have a well defined curriculum with lots of gaps for self-guided research or outlined objectives to complete. this both gives his students the chance to learn directly under him and pursue their interests while supported.

>the real reason for this is so anon knows whats happening, can keep up with his students better, learn as they do and then get breaks from teaching for extended periods

>Anon's been around long enough to understand the theories and functions of magic but his innate power is on par with cadence's at best, what he does know how to use though hes gotten quite good at, creative use of his power is what gives him his edge

>Anon knows the show, knowing events that have/will happen bother him since he has no idea if he should act on them or not

>non-ponies like chrysalis or rain shine are preferred targets of his rarely seen spaghetti

>anon and dragon lord torch don't talk during their meetings, they fight, its led to an association with where ponies with green coats are avoided by dragons in case its the prince in disguise, the prince himself or a relative

>the fights are friendly if destructive

>granny smith would be highly respected in the dragonlands and theres an old rumour the apples are related to the prince since quite a few of them have green coats or manes

>anon keeps trying to trick chrysalis into sharing love just to see how pissed she'll get after transforming into a nu-changeling

 

 

>>42523397

>>theres an old rumour the apples are related to the prince since quite a few of them have green coats or manes

 

>Its not true, granny smith knows it, but invites the prince to the apple family reunions anyway

>she figures it must be lonely being the stallion in charge

>she always smiles when a new 'distant cousin' shows up, he never changes the eyes and she caught on to him awhile ago

 

 

>>42523429

>Inb4 Anon and Granny Smith have known each other since she was a filly, because he visited Ponyville once or twice out of curiosity, what with being the main setting of what will be future canon chicanery.

>>42523397

>Anon's been around long enough to understand the theories and functions of magic but his innate power is on par with cadence's at best, what he does know how to use though hes gotten quite good at, creative use of his power is what gives him his edge

>Anoncorn had a phase really early on where, once he had mastered magical theory and polished his skills over the course of a couple centuries, he went full power scale stupid.

>Developed spells like telefragging, speeding up his reflexes and perception to Flash lite levels, aimbotting for his lasers, summoning clouds that rain napalm, etc etc.

>After another century as an Alicorn, Anon ends up permanently shelving basically all his spells of that nature because he started finding it all really edgy.

>he's honestly pretty embarrassed by them. He's never really faced a threat that actually required them and they just feel too tryhard to bother with.

 

I'd have to think of how to introduce this tidbit in the modern day though. Maybe Twilight finding an ancient forbidden spell book that actually ends up being Anon's old journal he workshopped his old spells on, and is really fucking embarrassed that Twilight found it.

 

 

>>42523471

The spooky forbidden >dark-magic section of the Royal Archives is actually just full of cringy fanfics and bad drawings.

 

 

>>42523633

>"You figured out how to fold a finite amount of space in on itself to an exponentially increasing scale, while keeping it contained to a mana cage that self-sustains itself on the ever increasing thermal output, while overlaying it with a negative feedback loop failsafe to dissipate any ambient after effects if it got out of control! Prince! You figured out how to create a singularity! How long have you known how to do this!?"

>You groan

>You knew you should have burned that book and let Cerberus use it as a chew toy

>Or a toilet

>Anything would be better than this

>Your dear student is reading through your cringy edgelord spells right in front of you

>Oh no

>She's giving you that look

>She's not going to leave until you answer her

>You sigh

"I dunno, Twilight, eight-"

>"You've known about this for eight years!?"

"-hundred-"

>"EIGHT HUNDRED!?"

"-and... twenty years? or maybe fifty? I stopped keeping track, but I remember that one, I had to figure out how to fold magic into non-euclydian forms before I could get the structure of the cage righ-"

>"You know non-euclydian magic and didn't tell me!?"

>You can't tell if she's more impressed or pissed

>This unicorn has an extreme thirst

>You're just thankful it's a thirst for knowledge

>You don't need a repeat of Sunset

 

 

>>42523692

>>You can't tell if she's more impressed or pissed

>>This unicorn has an extreme thirst

>>You're just thankful it's a thirst for knowledge

>>You don't need a repeat of Sunset

>In Anoncorn's Equestria, Sunset ran off because she was rejected by her teacher.

>Wants to become an Alicorn partially for revenge, partially to make her teacher acknowledge her as more than just a student or friend.

...that has potential

 

 

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>>42520108

>Yak's smash up his castle before their meeting

>Anon levitates them and smashes them into the walls then catapults them back to Yakyakistan

>They already broke his stuff, more damage is just irrelevant at this point

>Yaks get the hint and be more respectful during the next meeting

>Griffons keep asking for bits

>He checks Equestrian economic records

>Luna and Celestia dealt with the Griffons before he arrived

>They already leant them bits

>Which they haven't paid back

>The griffon scoffs, says Celestia let it slide then demands the money

>Anon takes everything of value, which isn't much, to pay off their debt

>Their nest make good timber for the winter

>He meets Dragon Lord Torch

>The dragons have heard of a new pony ruler who isn't as soft as Celestia

>But he only dealt with creatures his own size

>Torch is the size of a mountain

>Anonicorn clicks his neck when Torch makes one threat to many to his nation

>Summons a hand as big as Torch and smacks one of the fangs out of his mouth

>It's now on his mantle and he and Torch meet up once a month to blow off steam from both of them having to deal with ruling different kinds of idiots

 

 

>>42520288

>>It's now on his mantle and he and Torch meet up once a month to blow off steam from both of them having to deal with ruling different kinds of idiots

 

Its so nice of the prince to do monthly diplomatic visits to the dragonlands. i dont get why so many dragons are scared of green ponies now though

 

 

>>42521547

>i dont get why so many dragons are scared of green ponies now though

>with how little dragons know about ponies, misinformation is common

>as Ember showed, they also have difficulty differentiating ponies

>after Anonicorn manhandles (ponyhandles? dragonhandles?) Torch they all worry about getting on his bad side

>as a side effect, they also think he's related to every green pony

>either cousins, kids, or some other relation

>the strangest stories start cropping up about dragon/pony encounters

>it would usually go with ponies getting away having anything of calue stolen and their mane, tail or fur scorched

>now there's an occasional story of dragons slowly backing away before flying away

>nopony can figure out why though

>except Anon after doing some digging

>all the ponies who the dragons avoided, were either themselves green, or in a group with a green pony

 

 

>>42522964

Seems like green ponies are going secure any security jobs thanks to this, loving the lore!

 

 

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>>42523633

>>42523692

try my own hand at a green for this

 

>Be you

>Princess Mi Amore Cadenza

>Or just Cadence is fine

>You got your horn and 'ascended' to an alicorn! the first alicorn in centuries since the prince emerged and took the throne.

>maybe the only other alicorn EVER. outside of those silly foal's stories about the sun and the moon

>You've been living in the palace for a while now

>Its been amazing, living in the capital city with all the beautiful streets, freedom to come and go as you please from the palace (with a guard of course)

>You just wish you and the Prince got to spend more time together

>That and knew more about the stallion who took you in

>You didn't know a lot about him but then again nopony did, the ruling prince of all Equestria was as much an enigma as his cutie mark.

>A question mark. fitting for a pony who seemed to always remain aloof and separate from everypony else you guessed.

>You do see each other at dinner sometimes though , when he's not too busy

>>When he can make it to dinner, he compliments you, asks you about your day, how school was and how you're settling in

>You respond politely like a princess is supposed to

>The Prince is nice, nice but distant

>Like he doesn't want to upset you when he speaks, which doesn't make sense

>He's been nothing but kind to you, why would he think you'd be upset by him

>Does he not like you? you like him. you listen, you say thank you and do all your lessons.

>You even started foalsitting his student like he urged you to do

>Which has, to be fair, been super fun, she's so cute and smart, even if it took a while to bring her out of her shell

>The only ponies she spoke to before were her parents, her handsome brother and the Prince.

>and the dragon hatchling but he just babbles so you're not sure if he counts yet

>Today you went to pick up twilight from her lesson to watch her for the afternoon while her parents finished up work, she pranced up to greet you with the silly dance you two made up

>Right in front of the Prince.

It was the first time you saw Prince Anon smile so genuinely

>As you walked, Twilight yapped your ear off about star swirl, again, seems today's lesson was about him

>Then she casually brought up she snuck into the palace library's forbidden section trying to find out if the prince and star swirl knew each other.

>she'd swiped a book with his cutie mark on the spine thinking it was a history book about him

>Turns out, it was something halfway between a grimoire and a journal

 

>>42524162

>Twilight.

>As smart as she is, often 'misses the forest for the trees' as the Prince would put it

>To her she found a spellbook belonging to her teacher, not paying much attention to anything that wasn't the Prince's notes on the arcane

>You asked if you could borrow the book for the night

>She actually seemed ecstatic you wanted to borrow a book from her

>She gets so giddy about the strangest things

>That evening once you dropped her off, didn't blush when her brother said hello and headed home you get your chance to read

>Its old. really old, the leather is cracked all over the place and the edges of the pages are frayed and yellowed

>It must not have been touched for decades at least

>Just lying forgotten in the shelves of the library

>You run a hoof over the cover, feeling a tad guilty

>You are prying into the Prince's business after all but... he had , clearly, forgotten about it and if its as old as you suspect maybe the prince that wrote it is completely different to the one you know which makes it okay?

>You gingerly open the old tome and start reading

>…

>The Prince really must have changed a lot since he wrote this.

>Outside of the pages absolutely coated in magical sigils, arcane ramblings and self-arguments the rest of the book is just pages upon pages of the strangest things

>Lyrics to songs you've never heard of

>Small sketches of ponies, a few with faces that made you giggle

>Drawings of animals, weird creatures and weirder buildings and machines, you think some of these are machines anyway

>Theres a few drawings of slightly warped circles with smaller circles over them attached to some of the weird creatures he drew, weird.

>You'd just about given up reading, ready to pass the whole thing off as a collection of random magical stuff and scrawls

>But then the next page, a third of the way in, is where it gets juicy

>Real diary entries!

>Some of them are separated by days, others by weeks and months, a few by years, lots and lots of years.

>You greedily drink up every detail you can about the Prince's thoughts

>Your eyes practically glow with interest on the page you land on

 

>>42524273

>In a rougher form of his hoofwriting the entry reads

>'Met the xenomorph queen herself today. WOULD. I told her as much, that i'd give her all the love she could want, that she could be the evil queen that steals my love and my heart. The handsome prince to her wicked dragon like that Disney movie. She spat some green stuff at me and told me i was a disgusting, impish beast in a crown. Gosh. I want her, is that bad? no one has spoken harsh to me like that since I got here, not since star swirl but his beard didn't exactly spark the imagination like her fangs did. Would it change things too much? No, she wouldn't like me back, she'd transform if she did and I doubt she'd look as nice sharing love as she does stealing it. sigh.'

>The prince had a...crush. on somepony.a 'xenomorph queen'

>What was a xenomorph?

>Who was this pony he had a crush on? why did she have fangs? what in Equestria is a Disney?

>You aren't sure if Prince Anon liked this pony or not even after re-reading the entry a few times, she sounded very mean but the prince liked that?

>...Maybe you'd be better off reading other entries to understand the Stallion.

 

 

>>42524283

Fantastic love Cadence being a snoop. I can already imagine how her adult form would use this information to constantly try and find anon true love.

 

 

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>Cadence humming one of the songs from Anon' journal

 

 

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>>42521708

>Tries to emulate Celestia

I think Anonicorn, even after centuries of rule, would still keep his Anonisms and basic personality, just more refined. Where Celestia is seen as the gentle mother of Equestria, Anonicorn is the stern, direct but ultimately fair father.

>Twilight

Anonicorn - if we see him as a fan of the show in a horse costume displaced centuries before Season 1 - would probably devise several plans to ensure that none of the latter-season travesties ever occur in this Equestria.

>spoiler

Chrysalis has an instinctual revulsion towards Anon like a cockroach.

>"And then Equestria shall turn into food for m-eep!"

>Chrysalis freezes

>A shiver flows through her body

>That accursed feeling on her carapace

>She doesn't have to look at it to know what it is

>That strange five-clawed magical appendage can only be the work of-

>A burst of magic poofs behind her

>She flinches

>Hooves clip-clop up to her side

>Her bottom lip trembles

>Chrysalis feels his breath on her nape

>She whimpers and closes her eyes, leaning away

>She can sense him close the gap

[spoiler]Bug. Pussy.[spoiler]

>He murmurs seductively into her ear

>That strange magic claw caresses her carapace

>Dangerously close to-

>She darts away from him, stumbling in her panic

>"Y-YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS! R-RETREAT!"

>Chrysalis hastily creates an exit for herself by smashing through the nearest wall

>Everyone present stares dumbfounded at Prince Anonymous who shouts after the fleeing Queen

YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT, BABE! CALL ME!

 

>>42484313

>Human soul + Alicorn magic + Chaotic mind = Anon has access to a Super form

>It's only been recorded twice in Equestria's history

>The first time was during his first ever meeting with Torch

>The only other was because [spoiler]he stubbed his hoof on a table leg at the end of an aggravating meeting with swarthy, money-grubbing Griffons[/spoiler]

>A side effect of Anonicorn's fabled Super form is that many dragons are especially wary of Granny Smith,because of her specific color combo of blonde mane and green coat

 

 

>>42524526

>spoiler

Understandable, haha.

 

 

>>42524526

I genuinely love the idea that Chrysalis gets the straight up uncanny valley when anon and his human soul are around her. Like she feels he is unsettling and not of 'this' natural world, but simply can't place it giving her the creeps like a skinwalker.

 

 

>>42526135

To add on to this I can also see her feeling the raw wanton violence anon is capable of just by a mere glance at his eyes. Like she doesn't feel any direct emotions, just that at any moment he could conduct the most brutal torture or murder he could possibly conceive of, and find time to gingerly sip on tea and giggle about jokes the following afternoon. Honestly the idea of a slightly schizo Chrysalis feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders, like she is the only enlightened one of the true villainy of anonicorn, and must stop him at all costs would make an excellent green. Especially if all the while anon continually tries to flirt with her as she views each exchange as a life or death battle of every race on the planet.

 

 

>>42526167

You'd think Chrysalis out of everyone would appreciate the predatory glint in his eye.

 

 

>>42526213

I'd like to imagine that a race from mlp sees the truly predatory glint from a former human. whether that be greed, violence or conquest. Like when she sates into his eyes, all she sees is an insatiable hunger from a, eldritch entity poorly masked by an emotion of empathy.

 

 

>>42526167

>>42526135

Personally I find that Anon is just kinda sleezy around her and she's put off by it because she's trying to eat love, not satisfy some stallion's xenophilia, but that's just me.

"Honestly babe, you keep saying no, but you keep coming back. Just admit you want me~"

>"For the- I'M JUST TRYING TO BE EVIL AND TAKE OVER THE KINGDOM AS MY ETERNAL FOOD SOURCE, STOP LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT AREN'T THERE!"

"Pfft uh-huh sure, you just decided to hijack a wedding you knew I'd be at *just* to take over the kingdom and parasitize pony kind?"

>"YES!"

>Anon just shakes his head, looking to the side with a smug look, giving her a 'what can you do gesture'

"Mares, am I right, my student?"

>"I- sure? Your highness, I thought you defeated the Changeling Queen centuries ago?"

"Oh I did, scared her right off. But like I said, she keeps coming back, for obvious reasons~."

>Chrysalis cuts in

>"FOR FOOD, SUSTENANCE! AMBITIOUS CONQUEST! NOT- NOT TO HOOK UP WITH YOU, YOU PERVERTED PONY!'

>Anon just rolls his eyes, still smirking

"suuuuure"

>"REEEEEEEEEEEEEH!"

pic semi related

 

 

>>42526240

"Baby, you and me ain't nothin' but mammals-"

>"I AM AN INSECTOID QUEEN!"

"....that's hot"

 

 

>>42526235

>Anonicorn still has the innate human desire to impose "manifest destiny" on the world around him

>He knows what his ponies are capable of

>He knows what other races are capable of

>Most importantly, he knows what he's capable of

>If he wanted, he could kick start an industrial revolution with a word

>Working in tandem with magic, he could avoid the errors of his predecessors

>No climate change slowly killing the planet

>None of the radiation, all of the fun

>He could sweep over every country and name himself God King of the planet

>He could take it even further

>Why stop at this planet, if Luna can survive on the moon, then magic to survive in space is possible

>Ponies meet 40K

>It's not just something he can imagine

>It's something he could make happen

>The thoughts in his mind only kept in check by the thin veneer that are his eyes

>He knows what he can do

>But then he sees his little ponies

>And they have become His little ponies

>He could offer them the entire planet, and all the stars in the sky

>But they're happy just having food on the table, a roof overhead, a friend beside them, and him

>He, is enough for them

>So he's wallows in the contentedness of simplicity

>But that humanity never dies

>It merely becomes an eternal candle flame

>Waiting for its chance to set the forest on fire

>And Chrysalis sees all this, in an instant

>One moment, she's monologuing

>But one split second of eye contact kills the voice in her throat

>And she realizes why no other, seemingly stronger species, has ever so much as bothered Equestria

>And then she realizes that she's the first one in centuries, maybe a millenia to threaten this THING'S ponies

>She only hopes she'll survive this mistake

>Hfw after all that, he starts flirting with her

 

 

>>42526379

Anon only wants a wife that he can share eternity with. Initially he planned on grooming Cadence to become that wife, but after watching her grow, and witnessing her trials and tribulations to adulthood, could no longer view her in any light beyond being his daughter. Chrisy on the other hand acts like the spite fueled exes of his past which strangely excite him in a life of immortality.

 

 

>>42526240

The idea that Chrysalis is lonely and after countless centuries of dealing with anon just says fuck it and moves in with him still fully hating everything about him would make for an excellent sitcom

 

 

>>42526249

>the end of the series

>but instead of just turning them to stone, the villain trio are all given different punishments

>Cozy has a century of in-school suspension to work off while being schooled on Harmony and Friendship basically religiously

>She's basically an Alicorn, and Anon will be damned if the little psycho can get out of the next few centuries of paperwork reserved for her just because she wants to be a villain.

>All Alicorns have to serve the Kingdom, end of story.

>Tirek is permanently deppwered with a couple dozen magic inhibitors put inside him by Discord at Anon's request. Forced to play nice in a well guarded retirement home to live the rest of his days in.

>Without his ability to steal magic to artificially lengthen his lifespan, it's as simple as letting time and his own failures do their job to ending his threat to Equestria.

>He has plenty of opportunities to redeem himself now that he's been out in the position he's in, but regardless of what he chooses, Tirek's long career of villainy will end with a whimper, tapioca and adult diapers part of his new reality.

>Chrysalis is given the worst punishment of all

>She has to live in the castle with Anon.

>He doesn't force her to do anything untoward, and she doesn't actually have any responsibilities or chores pushed on her

>but the constant flirting and innuendo has Chrysalis wish Twilight just made her a statue to save her the humiliation of being constantly hit on by what she sees as a prey animal and can't do anything about.

>It is a huge hit to her ego and pride, which she sees as the utmost important things.

>After everything, all the things she's sacrificed in the name of her ego and stubbornness, this might just be the thing that has Chrysalis break and accept trying reformation if it gets her away from the green menace and his *shudder* mammal genitalia.

 

 

>>42526525

>Chrysalis has finally had enough of Anon's constant pestering

>Chrysalis gives in and shares her love

>Transforms from Changeling into a Changedling

>Now that she's opened herself up to the possibility of sharing love, of being vulnerable with another, she suddenly wouldn't mind at least trying with Anon

>He immediately loses interest

>you've gotta be bucking kidding her

>An exasperated Cadance just shrugs helplessly

>Twilight is in awe of her beloved mentor's brilliant skill of slowly reforming long lived villains like the wise authority figure he is.

>First Discord, now Chrysalis? And he already has Cozy Glow set up with everything needed to break her and mold her into a true asset for the Kingdom

>Sasuga Anoncorn-sama, he is truly a grandmaster of Friendship.

>Anon is just bummed

>He really wanted to get some evil woman bug pussy

 

 

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>Chrysalis somehow triggers anon's monkey brain

I can see it

 

 

>>42524944

In a sea of super friendly, pastel colored ponies that worship the ground he walks on, Anon just really wants a bad bitch who will say mean things to him.

>Constantly and aggressively flirting with Chrysalis

>Constantly flirting with an annoyed Luna when she finally pops up

I rest my case. Cadance has her work cut out for her.

 

 

>>42525033

>Flirting with Luna

I think it’d be funnier if neither of them were even remotely interested in each other despite having what is practically the entire country BEGGING for them to get it on and start a dynasty or what have you

 

 

>>42525078

Plus I think she’d probably be scared shitless of him. Would probably be convinced that he killed her sister to take power for a good while

 

 

>>42525078

>>42525088

I can see Luna going full vegeta levels of pissed at him thinking Anon murdered Celestia to take the throne, shes actually more powerful than he is and it takes alot from anon to survive the fight.

[/spoiler] this excites the anon

 

 

>>42528302

Luna immediately ends up turning back into Nightmare Moon and swears to avenge her sister's 'death.' This just ends up turning Anon on as much as Chrysalis does.

 

 

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>>42525009

Truly, Chrysalis is the closest to a human female you can get in Equestria.

 

 

>>42525093

Why would anyone want that in Equestria though?

 

 

>>42525193

a few centuries leads to twisted tastes I guess. I wouldn't be surprised if Anon actually had a secret wife or two over the centuries but eventually just stopped seeing ponies like that all together after losing his loves to time and seeing his citizens more and more like the way a dad would his kids.

That said, maybe he still had his eyes on a few women that were fair game in his eyes. There was Bug Pussy, but also maybe the occasional pretty enough dragon or griffin. Hell maybe he's hit up Rain shine a few times.

 

 

>>42525318

Anon having a secret wife has alot of angst potential, either he loved her genuinely and had to watch her die without him or he had to end it with her denying himself love because he wasnt willing to watch someone he loved and their children die while he lived on

 

 

>>42525193

I'd say since he's spent such a very long time in Equestria as a Alicorn he slowly started wanting to experience some things that feel like his original homelan, not out of love but the need to have something that reminds him of before Equestria since I'd imagine 1000 years could make him forget.

 

 

>>42525434

>It reminds me of home Twilight, of simpler times

>The love-sucking queen of changelings whose heart is pure malice and hates you reminds you of home?

>...yes?

 

 

>>42525655

>Twilight just nuzzles against her mentor, her face buried in his tuft

"... Twilight are you crying?"

>"N- no..."

 

 

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What is Anonicorn's autistic food focus? Garlic bread?

 

 

>>42526254

He eats an entire plate full and wonders why the griffons keep turning their heads way during a delegation

 

 

>>42526254

Coffee

Its the only reason he bothered with saddle Arabia

 

 

>>42526254

Instant noodles. Lots and lots of instant noodles.

 

 

>>42526254

Spaghetti is really easy, but with Garlic Bread I could see Anon loving Italian food and pasta in general. Maybe him and Cadance end up having a pizza night once they're a lot more comfortable with each other. Little Twilight and Spike start taking part when they join the castle too.

>Fast forward, Luna starts taking part when she's released from the Moon and has had time to adjust.

>Fast forward even more to Cadance getting married and moving out and she still attends every pizza night with Anon, but now she teleports in with her husband and child. Twilight also starts teleporting in with her friends too, and it turns into a weekly big family dinner.

 

 

>>42526266

That is straight wholesome. Anon with a surrogate family. I cab already picture them all jokingly singing along to that's Amore

 

 

>>42526281

I've been thinking of anon taking in cadence as a full daughter, but cadence started calling him dad, anon didnt call himself anything cadence made her own conclusion

 

 

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We need a name for this alicorn instance of anon, regent anon?

Would he have his own nightmare/daybreaker form that he turned into or almost turned into once?

 

 

>>42526763

Anon's 'dark mode would be him becoming even more anti social and locking himself in his room. He would also use a lot more slurs.

 

 

>>42526763

>We need a name for this alicorn instance of anon, regent anon?

His full name and title would probably Prince Anonymous, though I could see him dropping the prince bit and just outright calling himself King Anonymous. Maybe King Anonymous Agat if you wanted something a bit more, but regardless he generally has the ponies he interacts on a daily basis, like his students or personal stewards, with just call him King Anon.

He'd be fine with just Anon, but let's them call him King Anon as a compromise.

>Would he have his own nightmare/daybreaker form that he turned into or almost turned into once?

Fagat Feathers, and it's just Anon without the filter he's developed over the centuries as the ruler of a bunch of really sensitive citizens.

 

 

>>42526763

How about PRanon? Prince-regent or just merged prince and anon for the sake of archiving our stories

 

 

>>42526763

if we go by synonym for Anonymous, I vote for King Unsung, it's sort of poetic

if we go by similar to Anonymous, but not necessarily synonimous, then I'd vote for something like Void King to play into the naming convention of Nightmare Moon and Daybreaker being darker, even more violent names of Luna and Celestia

 

 

>>42526763

>>42530018

I'd say that Anonicorn's nightmare mode makes him embrace the cringey edgelord inside and he calls himself Dark Matter, because it's unknowable.

>>42529986

Centuries plural is probably a better compromise. It's enough time for the general populace to be used to his relative eccentricities and style of rule over Celestia's, far enough away from the main canon for him to be able to see the seeds of the families he has foreknowledge of grow and steer subtly enough in the right directions, and enough to be able to be a thorn in Chrysalis' side for her to dread him and his unwanted flirting.

 

 

 

 

 

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>>42526775

>King

>Not Prince

this has potential, for Anon, it's as simple as "The ruler's of a Kingdom are Kings, that's why it's called a KINGdom. Prince and Princesses are the children of the rulers"

for the ponies, it's a twofold show of him being different to Celestia and Luna, firstly, being Princesses, despite it still elevating them above other ponies, made them seem more grounded and humble, Anon being a King puts him above even that, secondly, it tells that he plans to rule with a firmer hoof, which is true, but he's as fair as the princesses ever were

then there's Chrysalis, she's a Queen, one of the only, and Anon would be the only King, before she meets him and is put off by his flirtations, she sees him as a potential rival before they even meet, two iron-hoofed rulers of their subjects, she sees their meeting as a destined clash between idealogoies, between titans and rulers, her fantasy of an epic bout are ended when he first nicnames her and implies having children at the wedding

 

 

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I feel like a thousand years old anon is way less relatable and human, maybe a century old instead? But then does it matter much if celly has been missing a full thousand or just a hundred years

 

 

>>42529986

I think that Anoncorn doesn't necessarily need to be relatable in the same sense peganon or any of the other "regular" anon stallions are, as long as his character is understandable and you can follow his train of thought.

 

That said, you could always do the latter Anoncorn idea where's he's just regular son of Celestia and gree up in the relatively modern era alongside Cadance, Sunset, Twilight, etc if you want a more relatable Anon. That was also a potential prompt for Anoncorn and just wasn't looked at nearly as much as the millennium old Anoncorn.

 

 

>>42529986

I feel like even after a thousand years, Anonicorn wouldn't change that much, he'd find his rhythm and sort of stick to it, and you could easily write a relatable Anonicorn and just handwave that he's been that way for a thousand years, it's not like it'd require a further suspension of disbelief than is required for an Anon that's become a pony

like I've seen in this thread, just make a Prince/King that's a slightly sterner ruler than Celestia, his fairness more coming from seeing ponies as stupid kids that frustrate him but he ultimately loves, rather than the warm care that Celestia feels, make him more hooves off with teaching because he'd have that human belief in learning by independence instead of holding Twilight's hoof through everything, and if you want him to still be human, have him be a little less patient than Celestia, not outright impatient but just willing to put up with less bullshit, also, you could make him actively go against what Celestia planned when Twilight comes around, so he goes to the Crystal Empire to help her deal with Sombra, he locks away Starswirl's book that let her ascend or outright burns it, he also burns Starswirl's time spell immediately, he deals with Tirek as soon as he hears that Cerberus left Tartarus, he keeps an eye on Glimglam's village from a distance and puts royal hoofboot to ass when she tries to spread it into Equestria proper

as for the centuty or millenia, that can add drama either way, if he's been ruling for a millenia, it adds to his mystique, especially if he's more isolated that Celestia, which I think an Anon would be, he's been around long enough that ponies know him, and done enough for them for them to love them, but there would be stories about sisters who ruled before him who disappeared, maybe ponies wouldn't even remember their names, since ponies in Season 1 didn't seem to remember Nightmare Moon/Luna anymore

if he'd only been around for a century, then there'd be a lot more drama about ponies being suspicious of him, he'd be around long enough that, for some ponies, he's the ruler of Equestria, but ponies like Granny Smith would be old enough to remember Celestia, but not know where she went when Anon appeared, there'd be conspiracies, possibly groups who actively try to undermine and oppose his rule, thinking him a usurper

him ruling for a century would fuel Luna's hatred of him, and might do like one Anon mentioned and have her go Nightmare Moon again, or at least actively wage a conflict against him, seeing him as her sister's murderer when he's just a schmuck who got left with a horn and wings, a longer lifespan than his brain can handle, and a nation of child-mindedly naive adorable ponies to look after so the rest of the world doesn't conquer them

it would also add to his relationship to Cadance and Twilight, is he teaching them because he genuinely sees potential? or is it to solidify his rule? does he actually care? or is he merely pretending?

 

 

>>42530045

>>42530054

200 would good imo since it allows him time to build mystique, for the population to adjust to him but have some remain wary of him as a usurper who disrupted Celestia's peaceful reign. I'd say its a better time to land him that avoids him completely altering the timeline in massive ways like I feel a millennium old Anon could/would

 

This makes him easier to hate for Luna in particular. Equestria forgot about her over a millennium but Celestia ruled for 800 years only for ponies to forget her too, all because of this green usurper.

Him appearing late can cause a whole bunch of shit to kick off, without Celestia's talent at diplomacy Anon has to be sterner/fiercer as a leader to keep Equestria's enemies away and hold the kingdom together.

Without sunbutt theres a power vacuum, so he's viewed by enemies/neighbours as a weak replacement, a usurper and easier prey so he meets creatures like chrysalis earlier, becoming more aloof/isolated for his style of rule, old suspicion and needing to deal with more aggressive enemies jumping at the chance to go after a less stable equestrian.

 

I'd say he does care, they looked to him to lead when Celestia vanished so he took over and took responsibility for ponies so they wouldn't suffer because of him not leading/being a bad leader but because of the other shit hes way more aloof/stoic as ruler. He does collect cadence, sunset, etc. trying to emulate Celestia and keep the timeline consistent but he warms up from their influence.

 

speaking of timeline, I imagine him grappling with whether or not to change things as the time of the show creeps closer, worrying that hes fucked everything up by being here and having enemies like chrysalis show up earlier/needing or being more aggressive as a ruler.

 

 

>>42530278

>speaking of timeline, I imagine him grappling with whether or not to change things as the time of the show creeps closer, worrying that hes fucked everything up by being here and having enemies like chrysalis show up earlier/needing or being more aggressive as a ruler.

I'd assume he'd want to smooth out some things, like try to keep ponies like Sunset and Starlight Glimmer from crashing out, and keep an eye out in case long term stuff Opal to prevent G% from ever happening, but would mostly let things play out because things work out for the most part, and he'd probably be way too busy as is trying to run a kingdom properly.

I'd imagine he'd welcome more Alicorns to split up the workload. Train up Cadance to rule with him, try to get Luna to chill and at least work with him, let Twilight's journey play out but actually have her join in running the kingdom when she ascends and not just dumping it in her to go on vacation. Do that one idea of lessening Discord's punishment into getting to basically be his Navi to bounce ideas off of a f get genuinely good advice from a different perspective, etc etc.

 

Also the colors definitely look good, but I'm also definitely of the opinion the regalia should be less like Celestia's and more masculine like Sombra's, if less evil looking

 

 

>>42530325

Our prince wouldn't be able to beat opaline, but that doesn't mean she'd get to fuck up his Equestria. If he couldn't win then neither of them leave the battlefield

 

 

>>42530278

>Anon has to be sterner/fiercer as a leader to keep Equestria's enemies away and hold the kingdom together.

>other races consider the peace treaties that Celestia wrote to be null and void when she disappears and try to take land

>Anonicorn, trying to emulate Celestia, tries to get them to sit down and discuss terms to renegotiate peace

>the terms they demand are always outrageous

>tracks of land surrendered, any ponies within the borders forced into their societies, gold, gold and more gold

>while Anon tries to play as Celestia, he does not have her patience

>he has human pride and petulence in equal measure

>peace talks go to shit when Anonicorn decides to brute force the peace

>magically chases the other races back across their borders

>chases them into them too until they yield and agree to peace

>by the time he gets back he now has to spend the next few centuries smoothing thing's out in Equestria cause now he has a reputation of using force

>by the time of the show he's regarded fondly

>but the stories remain

 

 

>>42530574

>>while Anon tries to play as Celestia, he does not have her patience

>>he has human pride and petulence in equal measure

>>peace talks go to shit when Anonicorn decides to brute force the peace

>>magically chases the other races back across their borders

>>chases them into them too until they yield and agree to peace

>>by the time he gets back he now has to spend the next few centuries smoothing thing's out in Equestria cause now he has a reputation of using force

>>by the time of the show he's regarded fondly

>>but the stories remain

lol yeah that tracks, at least he tried to give diplomacy a fair shot until he lost his patience.

 

 

>>42530574

>legends say that the prince was so enraged by foreign aggression at the start of his reign that his magical might increased a thousandfold as he drove the invaders out of the country

>the truth is that he had only just become a pony/alicorn and he was only going full scorched earth because he had no idea how to control his output

 

 

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>>42530477

Out of everything, I like how it was just silently agreed on that Alicorn Anon has Super Saiyan tier hair.

Also I'm liking the booties, but whose baby is that?

 

 

>>42530542

>alicorn anon has super saiyan tier hair

his hair is normal when relaxed, its a deliberate choice to make it look like that, makes him smile

 

the babby is whoever, i forgot who i intended it to be, filly sunset or twilight maybe

 

 

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Anon would 100% view himself as Goku although we all know he is Vegeta.

 

 

>>42531692

>Anon looking into the mirror and using magic to style his hair like Goku, smiling, faking different auras with his magic. feeling cool, because hes a big stupid dork.

Thank you btw, glad you enjoy it.

 

 

>>42531731

>In the privacy of his royal chambers, Anonymous Rex trots up to his standing mirror

>He takes a sly look over his haunches at his closed door and rolls his head, smirking

>He fixes his glassy twin with a confident glare

You're gonna love this. Trust me. What you're seeing now is my normal state.

>Anon smirks in his mirror, his horn and hair blazing into life

>He manifests a pulsing aura of magic around his regal form

>His irises change colour from grassy green to electric blue

This is a Super Alicorn. *Ooh! Ahh! So handsome!*

>He carries on with the scene as he remembers it, adding sparks to the aura

>He looks himself over in the mirror and nods

>Time for the crescendo

>Anon casts a minor quake spell and makes his magical aura flash rapidly

>He uses his Canterlot Voice

AND THIS IS TO GO EVEN FURTHER BEYOND!

>Anon screams like a lunatic, intensifying the quake spell

>The castle rumbles and shakes ominously

>Anon is screaming bloody murder

>He casts the mane growth spell

>Anon's eyes light up with giddy glee

>There's a slamming sound that he ignores

>He's having too much fun to notice

>After he's thoroughly amused and giggling to himself like an imbecile, he then spots 6 completely scandalised ponies sporting their magical regalia in the mirror

>Flanked by the equally stunned Royal Guards, spears at the ready

>Anon turns around slowly, his now longer and shaggier golden mane and tail fizzing with residual static sparks

*Ahem.* Well done, My Little Ponies. You responded to my, uhh... Threat Response And Subsequent Handling test very acceptably. I'm proud of you all.

>No-one blinks

>Anon gives a single confident nod

Carry on.

>Everyone continues to stare agog at Anon as he nonchalantly closes the door in their faces like nothing happened

 

 

>>42533535

>The Prince is a big dork

>He knows this, Equestria does not

>Behind closed doors, in rare moments of free time he experiments

>To anypony else, not knowing what hes trying or where its from its just the typical experimentations of a powerful magic wielder

>Magic presented an opportunity and thus compulsion to test out the various spells, techniques and moves picked up from copious consumption of otherworldly media a lifetime ago

>It'd make him cringe if anyone really understood what he was doing

>But he can't help but grin and clap his hooves when something actually does work

>Even if it has caused a few incidents

>Like the time Cadence who didn't bother to knock when she walked into his 'study' not only memorised but copied his incantations

>To be fair, her patronus was pretty cute

>Or that time sunset practically threw a tantrum because he wouldn't teach her the spell to 'go all red and buff'

>She even said Kaio-what.

 

 

>>42533566

>>42533475

kek

 

I do want to point out that modern Equestria does have ponified anime like DBZ, so at the very least Fluttershy would know what Anon was doing.

It's funny imagining her realizing the King of all ponies likes anime, but is too nervous to say anything about it.

 

 

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>>42530754

>>42531692

How about Anonicorn rocking the clover as his civilian disguise? Similar to the one Celestia has.

 

 

>>42532840

>His disguise is just regular anon pony because no pony would even entertain the idea of the King just walking around incognito.

>Also his cover name is Incognito

bonus points if almost no one sees through it, not even the closest ponies in his life like his students, except for one random pony like Roseluck or Applebloom or whatever but nut no one ever believes them.

 

 

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>"Hail Citizen"

>The tired guard shuffles past you, oblivious

>He did not recognize you

>The earth pony couple didn't either

>"Oh my, I didn't know the King had a wife! Are you really the King's wife?"

>The ancient mare was the same story

>"Ye look like a fine daughter. Why did the King never mention he had such a beautiful daughter?"

>On an early morning comet you came down from the Sun onto a quiet street

>Accidentally banishing yourself when you were trying to rescue your sister was embarrassing

>But now you've returned you sense something's not right

>Everyone talks strange

>Nopony recognizes their princess

>And in the centre of this strange town there's a foreign standard hoisted depicting a single rearing Alicorn

>You watch as a young stallion hoists another banner, this one long and thin between two buildings

>"Happy King's Day."

 

>>42540331

>King's day

>Not green day

 

 

>>42540331

Hm, did Anon accidentally cast himself into a different dimension?

 

 

>>42540542

It's from the point of view of celestia upon her return. I imagine she would have mixed feelings. Glad to be free of the burden of rule yet hurt that no one remembers her and that she can't be all motherly over her ponies.

 

 

>>42540331

I like it. I feel though if Anon was a fan of both Princesses he would have kept the summer sun celebration and made another celebration for Luna. If his plan was to look for and find Celestia, while also readying himself for Luna's return. He would have done more so that the ponies would have seen the Mare in the Moon as a tragedy and not some foal snacking monster.

 

 

>>42540936

>Anon ended up putting a lot of money into state-sponsored theater to keep the memory of the Two Princesses alive

>The story of Nightmare Moon ends up becoming one of the most famous screenplays in the country, ponies from all over flock to Canterlot every Summer Sun Celebration just to see it

>It ends up having the same effect as making her a boogeyman did, except instead of ponies fearing her they pity her

>She is not happy with this

Could be part of why she still sorta hates his guts even after he proves that he didn’t kill her sister

 

 

>>42540974

I still think having some ponies pitying her, meanwhile in the 'cannon timeline' outright terrifed of her, is better. Because among all the pitying there would be ponies that are happy to know Luna go a good ending, and feel happy for her.

 

Much of Luna's dislike for Anon would be based on her big sister. Anon just shrugging and saying 'I don't know' would sound like a lie to her. Though she can just visit his dreams so she'd learn that he's telling the truth.

 

 

>>42540569

>Implying Anon wouldn't immediately have her officially recognized and splitting the workload by the end of the week.

>Implying any Alicorn gets to weasel out of doing their fair share of the paperwork.

You're a real jokester, anon. A real silly little pony.

 

 

>>42540980

>Both princesses return

>Anon sees it as his time to step away and let the rightful rulers take over

>To most ponies it seems like he just disappears and there's panic

>Now they have to find King Goofball and the horseshoe is on the other hoof when it comes to suspicion

>Anon has no idea because he decided to become a NEET in a literal cave for a while

 

 

>>42540996

>Anon's master plan to collect all the other Alicorns so they'll take over his work

>Luna and Celestia return

>Cadance and Twilight ascend

>Flurry Heart is born

>Cozy Glow is locked up in Magic Kindergarten suspension for the next few centuries to really make her understand friendship

>Sunset retrieval arc

>Discord reformed and there to give a hand when necessary

genius

 

 

>>42541021

It's crazy to me the King Anon deciding to retire actually would make sense. Like there, there's roughly six of you, figure it out.

 

 

>>42540996

> After taking the newly returned princess to his palace, Anon is nearly jumping with joy to finally be done with ruling

"This is a bit out of the blue, but I figure we'll have both of your coronations by weeks end, and uh, I dunno let's close out the remainder of the year and I believe the two of you will be completely ready."

>Celestia, while cordial although fairly inquisitive since her return could only muster a neutral look towards the king of Equestria, clearly attempting to form an eloquent response.

>Luna on the other hoof was less tactful in her approach

"Naive, doth thou ignorance truly envelop thine era? We are royalty by right of founding oure nation long before thee pitiful ascension."

>Celestia couldn't help but wince slightly at the disparaging wordage from her beloved little sister

>Anon meanwhile was too preoccupied with his master plan to finally return to neetdom

"I understand that, however my ponies do not. Even if it is purely ceremonial in function, it is a necessary step for a proper transition of power."

>Anon didn't like the way Celestia pursed her lips, her neutral facade melting away due to the trio conversing in private

"I must apologies King Anonymous, while I will accept my former title merely as a token gesture, I do not wish to retake the burden of leadership."

>Anon could feel his heart sink, and his ears slightly fold

"Bu- but, uh I um surely you just need some time to rest, I shouldn't have tried to push such a decision on you so early."

>Celestia could only shake her head

"No, I understand the weight of responsibility which is shackled to leadership. King Anonymous I, along with my sister have been given a second chance. However in a much more peaceful world. I wish to capitalize on this. I would like to explore this similar yet oh so different world. I'm sorry."

>Anon eyes grew to the size of dinner plates, he could but meekly fix his attention back to Luna

"...A-and you Luna, surely yo-"

>Luna cut off the desperate pleas of a monarch she cared little of

"Tis been too long without my beloved sister... We hath much to discuss... As well as fix."

>Celestia could only warmly smile at her beloved sister

>Anon felt the world closing in around him, madness taking hold of his mind

>Here's to another thousand years of nation baby sitting

 

 

>>42553028

>His hair fell from its arcane flow

>Somepony was speaking but the King wasn't listening

>He felt his eyes narrow to pinpricks at the weight of their words

>A hoof rested on his withers

>"Your majesty?" Celestia asked softly

>He turned to look at her

>A severe look on his face

"Discord's in charge."

>There was silence for a moment

>Celestia opened her mouth to respond but was shortly cut off

>A cackling filled the room

>The now former king swiped his own crown off his mane and held it up

>A lion's paw materialised and grabbed it

>"HA." the dracconequis chuffed

>"Told you they wouldn't go for it! Looks like I win our little bet nonny!"

>Celestia and Luna were aghast, they of course were not privy to Discord's release.

 

 

>>42553115

Anon wins. The Princesses will not let Discord rule unopposed, and as a result of the immediate exile of King Anon due to allowing Discord the throne, Equestria will once again need rulers. We've gone full circle.

 

Anon's reputation will be utter trash, but reputation will mean nothing when he's in his neet cave.

 

 

>>42553216

Cut to like a month later. An extremely heartbroken Twilight is confronting her old teacher, who's gone full neet/hermit and is fucking drinking blue milk and shit.

 

 

>>42553216

Until some world ending disaster approaches making the begrudging princesses to set aside their grievances towards anon. It would just turn into increasingly convoluted plans to force Anon into helping them... Or at least get him off of his makeshift couch.

 

 

>>42553260

The idea that Harmony wouldn't allow Anon to become a neet is actually pretty funny to think about. Like Harmony was A'okay with Celestia retiring, but Anon, nah... get the fuck back on the throne.

 

 

Had this idea but it was right at the death of the last thread.

>>42553233 (Cross-thread)

>After a week of searching, Twilight finally trots into a cave on the far side of the mountain Canterlot sits upon

>Pretty clever of the former monarch, hiding in plain sight

>There he is, swinging lazily in a hammock suspended between two stalagmites

>Absorbed in a book with his glasses perched on the end of his snout

>Seems to be one of Starswirl's treatises on the practical applications of beard magic

>Twilight clears her throat nervously

>Her former mentor looks up

>He tucks the book and his glasses away

>"Your High- A-Anon... I don't understand. Why did you do it? Why did you walk away from your responsibilities?"

>A long sigh issues from the pony in front of her

Twilight, I'll level with you.

>Anonymous Rex Emeritus escapes his hammock, landing with a gentle clack of his hooves on the cave floor

>He takes a moment to stretch, his joints popping and his lean body rippling before standing tall once again

I always considered myself a steward. I was somepony handed the helm of a sinking ship when the Royal Sisters disappeared and told to steer it to safety.

>He runs a hoof through his mane, plucks out a torilla chip wedged in there and stares at it curiously

>He shrugs, then eats it without another thought

>Twilight scrunches in response

>Is this really her teacher? The regal, enigmatic gentlecolt?

I did what I could with what I had. Did I do a good job? I'll leave that for the scholars to decide.

>He gestures arbitrarily out of his cave with a wing

The rightful rulers of Equestria are back where they belong. My job is done. Would you really begrudge an old stallion his rest?

>Twilight watches as Anon captures a tall glass in his magic and walks towards the cave entrance

>"I suppose not..." She muses quietly, her ears drooping sadly.

>Anon holds the glass outside of the cave mouth

>Twilight stares as it begins filling with chocolate raindrops

>The more she stares, the more this irritates her

>How lackadaisical can one pony be? Does he not care that that's abnormal?

>Then it comes to a frothy, chocolatey head

>She watches Anon knock the glass back in three gulps, then sigh in satisfaction

>Like that wasn't a completely chaotic thing that happened

>This isn't the leader Twilight knows

>"Alright, that's it! Anonymous, you're coming back to Canterlot with me to fix this mess you caused!" Twilight snaps.

>Anon gawps at Twilight's outburst

>She's never done that before

[spoiler]Kinda hot, desu[/spoiler]

>In his shock, Anon blithely says the first thing that comes to his mind

Isn't that supposed to be your job?

>The obscenely gifted unicorn conjures her version of Anon's "handy-dandy hand" spell

>The purple hand twists Anon's ear and he winces

>"NOW!" Twilight yells, teleporting both her and her goofy mentor back to civilisation to rein Discord's shenanigans in.

 

[spoiler]And that's why from that day on, Twilight knocks over every glass of chocolate milk she finds.[/spoiler]

 

 

>>42560733

>"King Anon you have to run the kingdom. The Princesses mean well but they're a thousand years behind on the times, Cadance is desperately trying to fix their messes, and Discord is just using it all as an excuse to cause mayhem!"

"But I wanna enjoy my retirement..."

>"ANON! I've had it! I don't care if you're my mentor, or a living legend to Ponykind! You're gonna match back to the castle, take back control of the kingdom, and fix Equestria the way only you can! Now!"

"...You know you're still my apprentice, crown or not."

>"P- please?"

*sigh* "fine..."

 

 

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>>42540974

>Anon considered Luna one of if not his number 1 favourite pony several lifetimes ago

>Seeing her in person after a very, very long time waiting made his year

>But as she recovered from the rainbow blasting she grew suspicious, bitter, downright hateful of the green stallion

>She was shocked, if not a little frightened the moment they met but as the days turned to weeks his attempts to talk to her were met with the cold shoulder, glares when she thought he didn't see

>Spending entire evenings in the library 'catching up on recent history'

>Keeping him at as much distance as she could while she recovered from the mix of thousand year banishment, possession by the nightmare and cleansing by the elments of harmony

>The night of the grand galloping gala Anon made another effort to make her feel at ease, inviting her to the festivities

>They were quite regal together greeting visitors and guests

>Anon in a princely black suit & cape lined with white and gold

> Luna in a gorgeous astral-themed ballgown that complimented her still regular, cyan mane

>A few comments were made about them being a 'cute couple' among the typical flattery expressed toward royalty, though most of it toward Anon of course

>Luna afterall, was the foal story come to life, the stranger, the 'newcomer'

>Anon trying his best invites the night princess to dance

>She keeps a formal expression on her face as she declines

>Then to the delight of court-intrigue, leans in and whispers in his ear

>....That he's a filthy usurper and she'd rather go back to the moon then ever dance with her sister's killer

>It was almost audible when that little piece of lingering humanity inside the prince died

 

 

>>42542682

I could only imagine what that would do to an overworked and extremely tired lunafag.

 

 

>>42542682

Sounds like a problem for Twilight to fix.

>Anon starts to lose patience with Luna's behaviour.

>If she wants to rot alone then let her

>Luna gets even more bitter, throws in some comparisons between him and Sombra

 

 

>>42542682

>she'd rather go back to the moon than ever dance with her sister's killer

What's up with Moonbutt thinking this? Was it some irrational decision made while still exhausted from her whole beamed-with-a-rainbow-laser thing?

 

 

>>42542863

probably jumping to conclusions, celestia just vanished and some random stallion took her place and because of it both her and her sister have been largely forgotten by Equestria

you could also take it that anon being nice comes across placating, like he did something wrong hes trying to make up for

 

 

>>42542803

>Luna whispers something to Anon during some public festival/celebration

>Suddenly the normally stoic and composed king is crying for the first time in centuries, and it’s in front of thousands of ponies

>Luna is taken completely off guard by this. Usually he takes her jabs and insults in stride

>Now she’s stuttering and babbling trying to justify herself to the mob of angry ponies that are furious she made their beloved ruler sad

 

 

>>42543370

>Cadance goes from hopeful to furious

 

 

>>42543370

That would fuck me up. Do everything in your power to make your favorite ponies' lives easier or better, and when they come back, they hate your guts, and nothing you do makes it better.

 

I would just retreat into myself at that point and just go 'auto' mode.

 

 

>>42553344

Luna becomes autist storyline

 

 

>>42553344

Would make a great drama. Especially if Celestia were to return, and Luna would have to come face to face with her needless aggression, however her attempts to make amends fall on deaf ears as either anon has fully entered a day-to-day autopilot mode, locking himself away in his mind, or becomes genuinely spiteful for the needless aggression he was subjected to. Could culminate in Luna desperate to make amends, she forces her way into his dreams only to discover he never wanted to rule in the first place.

 

 

>>42553387 (Cross-thread)

>Could culminate in Luna desperate to make amends, she forces her way into his dreams only to discover he never wanted to rule in the first place

>Luna was expecting... more

>Especially from the dreams of a sovereign of a millenia

>But there's nothing here

>No grandiose palace

>No scheme

>The return of her sister showed her that in full

>And another millenia on the moon couldn't break the surface of her shame

>Hampered more by how closed off he's become

>They were rare, but a smile would find its way into his tired eyes

>Not anymore

>And she doesn't know what to do anymore

>She's tried everything she can think of

>Twilight and Cadence are the only ones who can get him to talk anymore

>And he barely says anything when he does

>So here she is

>But she's not even sure if this will work

>Because she doesn't know where to begin

>Anon is here, but he's not

>Gone is the towering monarch

>Now she's face to face with a young earth pony colt in an old cottage

>There's barely a second room, it's more like a closet

>She kneels beside him

>Outstretched before him is an unfamiliar game board that he's looking over before he seems to notice her

>"Oh, hey. I'd offer a game but..." he swallows a lump in his throat as he looks back at the board, "I don't remember how to play anymore"

>All that hate

>For nothing

 

 

>>42555443

Love it. I wonder how Anon would process such a long life without his current depression. He's still at human at his very core. I'd imagine most of his dreams are 'nightmares' about shapes and blurs he can no longer process. Like if he was found and adopted by two ponies while young, he no longer can remember their names or what they even sound like.

 

 

>>42555443

>Theres some kind of biped on the other side of the table

>it doesn't have a face, not an easily discernible one anyway, just a smudge that seems to morph into a question mark from a different angle

 

 

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>>42540936

Oh he would keep the summer sun celebration. But would he pass up the chance for a big vain holiday about himself where he doesn't have to work?

 

 

>>42541204

If I was Anon in that situation I would have given Discord his own holiday, just call it 'Tospy-Turvy' the one day where Harmony be damned, embrace the chaos of life. As for the King's holiday, nopony has to work. It's the ultimate do whatever you like day.

 

 

>>42541281

>just call it 'Tospy-Turvy'

>not calling it 'Opposite Day'

with Equestrian shenanigans, having a literal Opposite Day would be the perfect holiday for Discord especially because, due to the nature of the day, nopony actually knows when it is

 

 

>>42541281

>20 years into his reign and Anon is fucking tired and needs a damn break.

>Decrees one annual day of rest, nobody is to do anything but relax, beyond the absolute bare minimum needed to keep society going.

>No court either, no petitions, no politics, nothing.

>Unofficially called the King's Day of Rest

>Shortened to King's Day overtime because it's snappier.

>at some point the name change is made official under a quickly passed Bill in the House of Noble Ponies, as it's something beneath the notice of the king.

>Anon realizes he has an easy way to give himself more days off, quickly officially recognizing: Summer Sun Celebration, Nightmare Night, and a hastily put together, ponified thanksgiving called Green Day.

>All to give himself a guaranteed day off each month in the last few months of the year.

>For the most part, this has made the last few centuries a lot more bearable.

 

 

 

 

 

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i can see prince anon making up stupid bad guys that aren't real at all and everypony just believes him

 

 

>>42533908

>Prince Anon! Its awful the worst has happened

Oh no! Did robbie rotten escape?!

>No its w-. Wait who?

 

 

>>42533945

>Who?

The number one.

 

 

>>42533945

"The only one who could stop Robbie Rotten is Sportacus, an old friend I haven't heard from in centuries"

>"He passed?"

"Maybe, but I'll be honest, dude was ridiculously fit, I saw him do a push up, twist mid push, land and keep doing push ups then repeat it, he could still be alive in that zeppelin for all I know"

>"Zeppelin!?"

 

 

>>42534631

anons having fun gaslighting his fathful student

 

 

>>42534936

The potential for Anon to fuck with twilight massively but also be supportive and inspiring could do interesting things to twiggypiggy's autism

 

 

>>42534978

eventually he says something super serous but twilight doesn't believe it

 

 

>>42534978

>>42534936

I like to imagine Twilight is actually really comfortable around Anon because he broke through her perceived notions of his expectations early on when she was a filly by just taking the time to play and mess with her like a friend would. But as a grown pony she still tries to be the dutiful student because she wants Anon's acknowledgement beyond being the little filly he taught all those years.

 

 

>>42535703

>Twilight panicking about messing up and Anon potentially finding out about it

>Twilight:"What do I do Spike? What do I do?! Oh if the King hears about this, he'll be so disappointed in me. He might even... send me to magic kindergarten!"

>Spike:"Twilight you know he was just messing with you about that magic kindergarten stuff, he outright told you he was! Odds are King Anon will just clean up whatever is going on and give you a nibble on the ear. We should just ask him for help."

>Twilight:"No! I- I know realistically Anon would just help, but I really want to fix this myself. I want to prove to him that I'm not a filly anymore. I'm his student, and I want to make him proud of me. A student of the King doesn't just run to hide behind his legs like a scared, little filly!"

 

or something like that more or less.

 

 

>>42535783

>A student of the King doesn't just run to hide behind his legs like a scared, little filly!"

 

>Spike creeps up and scares the shit out of her one time while the Prince is around

>She yelps and rushes to hide behind Anon's legs.

 

 

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>"now presenting, the ruler of equestria King Anon!"

*the curtains rise revealing the king...to be using a back scratcher on his flank*

*deep in the crowd a voice yells out clapping as everypony else is silent at the spetical* "WOOOO! THATS MY TEACHER!"

 

 

>>42535902

>Anon has figured out how to keep his regal reputation going strong by setting up subtle alarms throughout the castle to let him know when ponies are getting best him.

>certain ponies, like Twilight, have a custom signature, so that he knows he doesn't have to bother getting up and putting on his regalia.

>Doesn't take until account that Twilight brought her friends to see him.

>Twilight gestures towards the door to Anon's solar in the castle, somewhat smug she gets to show off to her friends.

>"Presenting: His divine wisdom, the Celestial Might of Equestria, King Anonymous Rex!"

>opens the door, to find him sitting on a beanbag, his regalia in a pile on the floor. In reading glasses and his mane in a manbun, Anon is just leisurely reading a comic book.

>He looks up to see the shocked Mane 6 and an amused Spike.

>Spike clears his throat trying not to laugh while Twilight looks mortified.

"hmm? Oh, just a second."

>The door magically shuts, then reopens a few seconds later with Anon standing with a regal posture and his regalia on, mane flowing in the non-existent wind.

"Welcome, my ponies, oh honored heroes of Equestria."

>Spike speaks up

>"I think the moment has passed, boss."

>Anon slouches from his regal posture, fully relaxed as he shrugs.

"Yeah that's fair. Sorry, I guess Twilight's custom signal masked the rest of you. Good to know, I'll have to adjust the castle's systems later. Come on in, take a load off. I've got snacks if anyone wants?"

 

 

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now i need to see episodes that celestia is in just replaced with anon.

 

im curious to see what A royal problem is like with Anon and Luna.

 

 

>>42536086

It's kinda tough to think of what the premise would be exactly.

>Assume Anon is well aware that Luna's job isn't easy and doesn't have the inherent complex kind of bitterness that comes with family, but maybe Luna is still passive-aggresively hostile with the pony she feels is in the position her sister should be in.

>It's causing friction between them as Anon is slowly losing his patience with her.

>Anon secretly dismisses the idea of the Friendship Map entirely because he finds the concept stupid

>he doesn't outright say it though, because he knows it'd hurt Twilight's feelings

>but that still adds its own difficulties for Starlight because he just can't take the situation seriously, scoffing under his breath the whole time.

>Starlight internally freaking out as she realizes neither Alicorn is going to make this simple for her, what with Luna's hostility and Anon being less than impressed with her mission having her meddle into his day to day affairs.

>Starlight is even more nervous than in the canon episode because Anon, while seen as a paternal figure to the kingdom, isn't known as the eternal font of patience and understanding that Celestia was in canon, and she's low-key terrified at any point she'll cross a line and have to deal with Anon's storied wrath.

>The Dragons, Diamond Dogs, and Griffins are still terrified of him after all, even centuries after he supposedly tore through them.

>Ironically Twilight is way more confident that things would work out than she was in canon, because she's only really seen Anon handle problems with his goofball personality unaffected, and reform some of the worst villains in Equestria's history, like Discord.

>Surely he can make peace with a fellow Alicorn like Luna, right?

 

 

>>42536272

I think that's one big difference between the way Twilight would be with Anon versus how she was in canon with Celestia.

 

>Anon knows Twilight is the protagonist of the setting and tends to takes her words seriously.

 

>from her perspective he usually takes her words seriously and almost knowingly.

 

>The return of Nightmare Moon? Sounds serious, I have plans in place so just do the responsibilities for now and keep your head down. And when she finds the elements it's obvious to her that was his whole plan.

 

>Cadance is acting weird? Yeah Anon knows, and he wants Twilight to keep it on the down low because the whole wedding is a trap for Chrysalis. The real Cadance was already secured and safe.

 

>Discord's return? She already knew Discord is Anon's advisor and she's met the not!Navi plenty of times. Instead of crisis, she's invited to celebrate his release for serving his time.

 

etc etc

 

 

>>42536086

Or the Return of Harmony.

 

 

>>42536086

I wonder how he’d handle Tirek. Would he go after him the moment he gets loose from Tartarus? Would he still sic Discord on him? Would Discord even betray the ponies in this timeline? He would have had centuries to learn the value of friendship during his time as Anon’s advisor instead of just a couple months/years.

>Prince Anon tries to deal with Tirek the moment he escapes Tartarus

>Something goes wrong, i.e Anon can’t find him, or he underestimates him and gets his magic sucked etc etc

>suddenly Tirek is on the loose way earlier in the timeline and possibly hopped up on Alicorn magic, but doesn’t have Discord on his side this time

Lots of places you can go with this. The idea of Anon having built some kind of combat mech straight out of Titanfall or Armored Core centuries ago so he could still fight even after getting his magic nullified popped into my head while writing this.

 

 

>>42536412

>"I've heard tales of your combative nature, King. Noble of you to charge into single combat with me, yet utterly foolish. For without your magic, you are powerless before me!"

>Tirek gloats, growing in size and bulk before Anon's tired yet unimpressed gaze

I cast gun.

>Anon interrupts dully

>"With your Alicorn magic within me, none- Wait, what?"

>A secret communication crystal embedded in Anon's regalia relays the coded message

>In a hidden cave underneath Canterlot, a metallic monstrosity creaks and groans into life after more than a century of dormancy

>A moment passes

>A bright light rapidly ascends over the horizon

>A rumbling bang echoes a split-second after

>Anon gives the confused Tirek a defiant shit-eating grin

>Tirek gallops out of the way as a towering quadrupedal titan lands nearby with a quake of earth and a cloud of dust

>The machine takes a low squat stance to allow Anon to clamber into the cockpit

>"What in the name of Tartarus is this?" The centaur asks in disbelief

A weapon to surpass Metal Gear, motherfucker!

>Anon cheers gleefully before unceremoniously making his pride and joy kick Tirek with an iron-clad hoof.

 

 

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What could have happened to celly?

 

 

>>42537671

I've actually been rolling that idea around in my head and come up with a few possibilities

>she peaced out to take a vacation

>she swapped places with Anon

>put herself into exile

>the spell that put Nightmare Moon in the moon put her in the spell, but no one can tell because the light of the sun covers it, also no one can look directly at it

that's the best I can come up with

 

 

>>42537671

>Anon's soul was pulled into Equestria through the alicorn ascension space place

>This made Celestia appear there leading to a switcharoo

>Anon's human body being either absent or destroyed by the faux-ascension meant he got spat back into Equestria

>But Celestia didn't, shes trapped there with Anon having no idea that the swap happened

 

As for why, maybe celery was getting impatient and did some voodoo to make a new alicorn after being unable to find a suitable candidate, kinda like the homunculus ideas earlier in the thread.

 

Also very early cosy wip, im thinking twilight, cadence, spike and maybe sunset?

 

 

>>42537671

My take is that Celestia's spell to banish Luna also ends up banishing her too.

Just instead of in a place, it banished her into the future. Anon was dropped off in Equestria at the same time as an Earth Pony, and becomes and Alicorn on his journey to fix the fallout of Equestria losing its princesses because Harmony itself pushed him into it basically.

Fast forward to let's say just after Twilight becomes an Alicorn, Celestia pops back up. From her PoV she just banished her sister a second ago, then her vision popped in and out and suddenly she's staring at Princess Purple Smart and a big green Alicorn stallion.

Although if you wanted to bring her back earlier, right as Nightmare Moon is defeated feels like the appropriate spot. It'd certainly be a funny wtf moment when Nightmare Moon is purged and suddenly there are two Alicorn mares on the ground.

[spoiler]Celestia has a thing for Anon, Anon focuses on Luna because she was his favorite pony in his human life, Luna is passive aggressive and distrusting of Anon, and is annoyed with her sister wasting time trying to woo Anon, shenanigans ensue.[/spoiler]

 

 

>>42537835

that could work, if we go with Anon appearing earlier rather than the full 1000 years it could be Celestia was trying to undo her spell to release Luna but it backfired

 

 

>>42537850

>>42537835

So many paths to choose from I dig it, I lean towards whatever is funniest at the time.

 

 

>>42537870

if we're going funniest, then I feel like Celestia being banished with Luna works best, purely for Anon's reaction

while trying to keep everything together for 1000 years, for the first century, he probably funded search parties and magical investigations into finding Celestia, leading plenty of them himself, this in turn unintentionally brings ponies to view him in a positive light, seeing him as eager to see Celestia return, quietening any rumours that he was responsinble

by the time of the show, he's stopped forcing ponies to look for rulers they don't even remember the names of, but he personally has never stopped searching for Celestia, when he has a free moment inbetween court and teaching Twilight, Cadence or Sunset

then, when Luna's return is inevitable he finally is on the brink of giving up, he wanted Celestia's return, initially because he thought he couldn't handle the job and because she should be found, but slowly, it's become about helping to ensure he doesn't make an enemy of Luna through misunderstanding, on the day he sends Twilight to Ponyvill he finally starts accepting reality and thinks of ways to best curtail Luna's inevitable distrust and fury

then, when Nightmare Moon is defeated, Celestia is there as well, and while Twilight expected congratulations and thanks, her teacher, the epitome of calm, breathes deeply and screams the loudest, longest "FUCK!" she's ever heard

also it's funny from the perspective of Luna and Celestia, especially if the banishment was an instantaneous time travel for her, to blink and find herself 1000 years in the future, nopony remembering her name, and their being a male alicorn ruling

 

 

>>42538263

While it's funny if Celestia returns just after Luna I think it robs any potential story telling with Luna and her distrust toward Anon.

 

 

>>42538316

I think if Celestia does return it she be done in a manner that gives Anon and Luna enough time to get to know each other. Like Celestia attempted to break the spell, two years after the banshiment happened and thus she pops up two years later after Luna's return.

 

 

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>>42538374

imo you can avoid mary-sueism pretty easily, just dont make him powerful, dont have things go his way often and avoid the typical everyone loves me even my enemies.

 

 

>>42538430

seems easy enough, I remember one anon posting the idea of, other than the sun and moon shifting to take Celestia and Luna's place, he's only capable of powerful and versatile levitation magic, like the magic hand that slapped Torch

he most likely fumbles politically often due to his lack of Celestia levels of patience and you can still have ponies be suspicious of him even by the time of the story, not helped by his sterner rule and being King instead of Prince, hell, take it a step further, after King Sombra returns, you could have that cause more ponies to question him more as "a fellow King"

 

 

>>42538454

Thats just my take anyway, I've only wrote a bit like the snooping cadence green earlier.

 

Him being weaker than Celestia/Luna is fun imo, he has to over rely on what he is good at and I Imagine it'd force him to be more ruthless in fights to gain the upper hand/end them quickly so his enemies don't overpower him.

Extra doubt from Sombra's return is fun, could be a lose-lose? he could have gone with Prince to seem less like Sombra but people still talk

 

 

>>42538500

Personally I feel the only ponies that should still be wary of him in the present would be scholars, and those generally knowledgeable of the past. Not as in downright distrust, but just by going off of old tomes and knowing the king's prior ruthless nature and temper. Considering most ponies had already forgotten about Luna's reign it would be fitting that the majority of the populace are overall fine with the concept of having a king since that is the only ruler they would have ever known in their lives. I love the idea that Celestia disappeared along with her sister. This would give genuine credence to the ponies knowledgeable with their history slight worry due to how convenient it would be for two princesses from a bygone era to disappear and suddenly be replaced with a stern alicorn proclaiming himself king of equestria. There would obviously be a lot of nuance in how he eventually became king, and like most conspiracy theories, the fine details end up lost to time. Also in relation to sombra, I can definitely see some ponies questioning the validity of a title like king in the first place. I could actually see this event turn into a Magna Carta-esque civil war, where both sides still want to cling onto their national heritage of a royal household, just one side wants the king to serve more as a figurehead rather than an acting political force.

 

 

 

 

 

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You think anyone ever called Anonicorn Big Green?

[spoiler]Let that pony alone![/spoiler]

 

 

>>42543177

Probably only Discord, I feel like the vast majority of ponies would feel too scandalized by the very idea of addressing their ruler like that.

 

 

>>42544761

Speaking of Discord, do you all think he should have meta-knowledge/know Anon’s history? I can’t decide if it would be funnier or not.

>Discord knows all about Anon’s world and where he came from

>To everyone else, they appear to be constantly speaking in some sort of secret code

>Foreign nations spend millions of bits hiring their best codebreakers to decipher their ‘hidden messages’ for state secrets

>They’re actually both just making shitty pop culture references to each other

Alternatively:

>Discord has no idea where Anon came from, and no matter how he tries he can’t goad the information out of him. Anon occasionally references something human and Discord is silently FURIOUS that he can’t be in on the joke

 

 

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Idea for Anoncorn origin while keeping his mysterious origins and his ascent to an alicorn and setting up luna's eventual dislike

 

>found as a colt some time before luna's banishment

>brought into an orphanage

>showed great promise in magic and was taken in as celestia's student at puberty, what would have started her tradition of taking in students on the regular

>luna does not know of him since her falling out with her sister has already come to a point where they rarely speak

>during the actual lunar rebellion anon was already an adult and sent away for his safety

>celestia did not have much future plans for anon at this time, not like twiggles in canon

>certainly not expecting him to ascend to an alicorn

 

>after elements of harmony makes both princesses disappear equestria was in chaos

>anon became the defacto ruler honestly on accident because the currently nobles at the time thought he was celestia's consort or something

>anon tried to correct it but the responsibilities piled up before he could do anything

> the real point where he became an alicorn was when other hostile races tried to take advantage of equestria

>since anon still had some human bloodthirstiness in him, he fought back with everything celestia taught him

>along with some custom spells he made

 

 

>>42554022

I don't dislike it, though I personally prefer the idea that Anon was dumped into the setting a bit after Luna and Celestia disappeared.

>Nightmare Moon happens

>Celestia banishes her sister, but also ends up banishing herself

>A century of strife as Equestria fractures and falls apart, beset both internally and externally on all sides.

>Cue Anon being dumped into the setting as an Earth Pony colt at exactly 100 years after the Princesses disappeared.

>Figures out the setting really quick, even if he's in some G rated grimdark AU apparently.

>something something started off a regular sarcastic asshole type anon, but quickly lost that because being a dick to a bunch of miserable ponies just trying to eek out their shitty existence is honestly just depressing.

>Grows up (again) among ponies, hears their sorrows and understands their problems.

>As a grown stallion, sees things only deteriorating further, with no end in sight.

>Eventually realizes if Celestia is really gone then nobody is going to save Equestria

>So he'll have to do it himself.

>Cue massive adventure where Anon explores the pony lands, fights off all manner of creatures, monsters, bandits, and corrupt leadership to slowly find the scattered elements and unite the tribes.

>Defeats multiple big bads through a mix of pure luck and human spite.

>It's an adventure that spans decades.

>Fully unites Ponykind and is ascended to Alicorn by Harmony, becoming King of all Ponies.

>Approximately 840 years later, canon begins.

>something something ended as a far wiser, better overall person.

 

Bonus points if he got Navi!Discord early to mid journey to both hamper and help him with advice as they slowly go from reluctant allies of convenience to actually friends by the time Anon ascends.

>Discord was mostly just bored because he couldn't entirely freed himself, and was attempting to get Anon to fully release him once he captured Cabterlot from whatever warlord/monster took over after Celestia disappeared.

>They end up being real friends despite it all, and Discord is secretly relieved beyond words to know Anon will still be around for hundreds of years.

>Though Discord will never admit it.

 

 

>>42554237

 

>ConANon the barbarian pony

>gets bored of ruling because he can't punch shit anymore

 

 

>>42554293

It makes me think of the MLP TT rules I once looked through. A lot of it is more based on solving problems the way the show would, with elements as classes/abilities and not fighting anywhere near as much as normal TTs.

Makes me think Anon would walk out expecting to have to go kill giant monsters or some shit(something he absolutely isn't looking forward to. He's just an earth pony, he has hooves for fuck sake.) and ends up solving a surprisingly large amount of problems through basic human adult communications skills, or a clever idea or two.

To the point where he's actually caught off guard when he eventually died end up in a life or death battle with some big bad.

Maybe that's even how he earns recognition from Harmony itself, by showing he has qualities of every element throughout his adventure as he slowly becomes a better pony.

 

 

>>42554327

>when he eventually died end up in a life or death battle with some big bad.

*does end up in a life or death battle, not died kek

 

 

>>42554237

I feel like that origin would only work if we absolutely never got to hear about the grand epic adventure that Anon went on to become an alicorn. Sort of like how Celestia’s origins are completely shrouded in mystery despite the fact that she’s right there and could tell ponies her whole life story if she wanted to.

>King Anon’s true origins are unknown to all but the most scholarly ponies, with most simply accepting the alicorn’s existence as a fact of life

>Scholarly ponies like Twilight are constantly chomping at the bit (horse pun) to hear straight from the horse’s mouth (lol) what early Equestria was really like

>”Your Highness, please! Imagine the sheer historical value of just a single story! You could fill entire books with tales of how you came to rule Equestria! Pleeeeeeease???”

“No.”

>”But why?!”

“ ‘Sfunny.”

>Twilight is adorable when she’s frustrated.

 

 

>>42554416

I love this. Anon has this massive, decades long epic adventure to basically save all of Ponykind and even the world from the brink of destruction, but you'll never actually hear the whole story. It leaves it open for anons to do whatever flashbacks or implied tidbits they want in their greens because it's just such a large block of unknown time.

The tidbits we get don't even have to be true, like sometimes anon just outright makes things up because it's funny to pull the rug out from under a pony after enthralling them with one of his crazy stories.

I like to imagine Twilight still reveres Anon despite having spent years with him and knowing the kind of goofy character he can be because she's been able to tease out enough details over the years to, if not actually get even a large chunk of his story, then enough little tidbits that are confirmed true to reaffirm her hero worship of her mentor.

 

 

>>42554237

this could be really fun, he earns alicornhood by doing good deeds then using show knowledge to find and walk right up to the tree and tell it to give him his upgrade or they're all fucked

 

 

>>42561267

This feels like an open-world fan game where you try to build Cantorlot or something, and depending on your actions will dictate the future of Equestria

 

 

>>42561282

>You unlocked DISCORD!

>DISCORD will give you helpful(?) hints, unlock certain areas and has a 1-in-100 chance to edit your inventory!

>This can either be really good, or really bad.

 

 

>>42554494

The idea that King Anon could talk down a soon-to-be necromancer by telling them the story of 'Resident Evil' or how back in his day, he was forced to blow up a necromancer's mansion.

 

Inb4 'Racoon Village'.

 

 

>>42561661

Love the idea of a lot of modern Equestria's folk tales, and stories dating back centuries to Anon just localizing media from Earth an sharing it freely.

 

>There's a reason the blighted dark magic has been outlawed my little ponies

>A village with the unassuming name of Raccoon in which the location of has been lost to the analogs of time was besieged by a collection of necromancers who refereed to themselves as the 'Umbrella Company'

>Now, these necromancers didn't simply invade the quint little village, oh no, they arrived promising immense wealth along with proclaimed goal of immortality, just as our rightful king

>However like most things too good to be true. This bargain was a falsehood

>At first the money, and trade quadrupled, hay, the village of no less than five hundred grew into the thousands as ponies from far and near started to settle down to share in this great wealth

>But on one accrued night, they came

>Confusion, and then panic as the grotesque figures of the living dead flooded the streets

>Worst of all it didn't stop with them, even the slightest whiff would turn a completely normal pony into a member of the walking blight

>The guard tried as they might to quell this incursion of Tarantulas itself, but even they became overwhelmed

>It wasn't until the king himself removed this once prospering village off the face of Equus was harmony restored

>And that my young ponies is why there is such a thing as 'too good to be true' and why dark magic is wholly outlawed the kingdom over

 

 

>>42561844

Anon could tweak the story and have it be about alchemists that tried to play god. You expect the undead when necromancers are mentioned, but an alchemist messing up so badly that an entire town was plighted with the dead, is a much stronger story.

 

 

>>42561916

That is a better idea! Also would be more on brand for Umbrella. The more pressing question though is how Anon would spin Sex In The City into a story with a moral ending

 

 

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>>42561930

>Sex In The City

I've... never seen sex in the city.

 

What if Anon introduced Mecha as a genre? Maybe he even supplemented his Cabterlot Royal Guard with Mecha inspired giant golems that he workshopped centuries ago when he was still in his 'aggressive diplomacy' phase. They're giant eternal guardians that are as still as statues until an emergency happens, and it's been peaceful for so long that by canon start most ponies actually think they're just statues.

 

 

>>42561964

Neither have I, I just thought the idea of Anon being a chronic neet who has immersed himself into every piece of media he could feasibly consume would be funny. I'd imagine in his early years of ruling, he would be going through crazy internet withdrawals.

 

Also the idea of mech like golems standing still to the point that as centuries pass ponies just believe their meant to be imposing statues is grand.

 

Anon goes through a 'midlife crisis' and he starts to view the mane six as the cast of Sailor Moon to the extent that he dresses in an eye mask and cloak to help them on their adventures. The disguise actually works as no pony can identify the charming tall green pony with a long horn.

 

 

>>42561990

>Anoncorn mastered shape shifting magic centuries ago

>he just never uses it for his Tuxedo Mask disguise because this is more fun.

>Celestia and Luna find the dashing rogue in the mask mysterious and attractive

>Twilight outright has a crush on the persona.

>Anon sweating bullets at realization he can never let them know who the point behind the mask is.

>It'd be too awkward.

>Luna would be furious

>Twilight would die of cringe from pining for her own mentor/quasi-dad figure.

>Celestia would probably find it even hotter and atomize his hips with her fat flank.

>Admittedly he's debating if it's worth revealing for that last point.

>He'll hold back though

>For his student's sake.

 

 

>>42562077

>Celestia returns to find that pony-kind has not only survived, but thrived under the rule of an enigmatic male alicorn

>Celestia no longer has to share the burden of rule, and in fact is given the opportunity to cherry pick the ruling she does like while Anon handles the rest

>Celestia want Anon

>Anon is too self-focused to realize

>Celestia starts to pivot her attention to a charming masked hero who seems to be her type

>That masked hero is Anon

>Celestia while loved by the nation is companion starved

>Celestia is lonely in that sense

 

 

>>42561990

"My work here is done!"

>"But you didn't do anything!"

>Swoops cape, teleports away, refuses to elaborate.

 

 

>>42561999

>The princesses have returned by this point

>Anon returns to the castle after what he feels was a valiant success of aiding the element holders on their friendship quest

>As he makes his way to his personal chambers he is spotted by Celestia

>Celestia's face contorts into one of fear

>"Guards the dashing masked vigilante has infiltrated the castle!"

>Anon can only face hoof before Celestia dog piles him for a citizens arrest

 

 

>>42562101

This is a Celestia who didn't experience the 1000 years of solo rule that canon did, so it makes me wonder how different she'd be in personality.

I'd assume mostly the same, maybe more of a spitfire, probably talks somewhat old fashioned like Luna does.

I'd imagine she'd try to court anon the way they did a thousand years ago, then be more blatantly aggressive in her desire when she realizes Anon is pretty well acclimated to how ponies do things in the modern age.

 

 

>>42562283

She would also be overall more juvenile. She wasn't given the chance to grow in a word with others. 1000 years to herself, The only castle she knew of was the caste of the two sisters, no Equestria expansion, no Canterlot. While she was older than her sister, she would be a comparative child when speaking to Anon.

 

 

>>42562309

A part of her doesn't like the feeling of being talked down to, but the other part of her probably loves being a vice indulging princess with no genuine responsibilities. Her days are probably spent eating cake while she plans future adventures.

 

 

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"CADENCE!"

Anon bellowed using the full power of his royal Canterlot voice while he sat atop his onyx throne. Court had ended a mere hour prior, and while on most days that alone would fill the proclaimed patriarch of Ponykind with a sense of great relief. His majordomo had relayed slightly irksome news. His recent charge, Mi Amore Cadenza who had managed ascension well before she was supposed to if the show’s timeline could be believed, had managed to bump into an end table which in turn knocked a ceremonial to the ground, causing it to shatter into countless pieces. This wasn’t just any vase mind you, this vase was gifted by the former Griffonian Empire in recognition to their commitment of future peace with Equestria. A vase over five hundred years old, a vase that even today’s Republic of Griffonia ambassadors love to ogle whenever one is hosted at the royal palace. There is countless reconstruction, and repair spells that exist, Anonymous knowing several off the top of his hoof. Fixing the vase, or the possible political fallout if Griffonia discovered it destroyed isn’t the cause of his annoyance. No, what has the king slightly simmering is that fact that the vase was placed upon an end table inside of his public office. The office where Anon conducts most of his legislating, the office where esteemed dignitaries the world over are encouraged to speak plainly to the monarch, the office that when not in use the door is to remain secured with a guard posted in the event a lock is not sufficient.

 

The little pink ball of fur has been told on numerous occasions that she is not allowed entry let alone to run or play in said office, which in and of itself is astonishing when it is taken into consideration that she has been a ward of the king for less than a year up to this point. Why does she feel the need to constantly circumvent his majesty’s rules? He didn’t have the slightest clue, nor was he certain of how the fluffy menace kept entering places she was specifically told not to. Furthermore, every single time he would speak to her designated caretakers, guards, as well as his assigned majordomo, no pony had the slightest idea how she kept getting into these restricted areas. The tiny filly barley had control over her levitation, let alone any teleportation spells.

 

Part 1/?

 

 

>>42554111

 

So lost in his own musings, the king barely heard the audible throat clearing of his majordomo. Blinking himself back into reality, the king initially locked gazes with his faithful steward before his eyes swept the throne room. There. Partially obscured by a pillar near the entrance was a distinctly small pastel snout. Cadence had clearly heard the echo of her name bounce off the palace walls, that, or the palace staff who were more than likely deaf now had and once found was prompted towards the throne room. Cadence remained obscured behind the pillar, her little snoot aimed towards the ground, clearly sporting a deep-set frown. Even the guards which lined the throne room had difficulty holding their indifferent visage. King Anonymous Rex was known across the realm as a stern, but fair leader. Quick to temper, but eager for peace. Anon knew an act of even raising his voice could put his little ponies on edge. He had attempted to form a proper military unlike his predecessors, steel instruments of war, regimented training, and proper discipline… Alas, you can’t force the pony spirit into something it is not.

 

With a heavy sigh, Anon relaxed his posture. “Cadence, please stand before me.”

 

This caused the little filly to meekly peak from her blanket of marble, her eyes refused to meet her king, instead finding more interest in the pattern of the emerald colored rug which spanned from the throne to the entrance. “O-okay…” Cadence practically whispered as she placed one tentative hoof after another on the green rug, only stopping when she was within what she believed to be a respectable range of his majesty. Her eyes affixed to ground.

 

Technically still part 1 but I was over the threshold

 

 

>>42554123

Anon’s gaze fell upon the frightened form of the mischievous filly who stood just below his seat of power. While his gaze remained neutral, he could feel his expression soften ever so slightly. What were his intentions calling a foal to stand before the throne? He had initially acted on impulse, all it took was a slight inconvenience to his day, and he felt his blood ready to boil over. A reaction he has become more accustomed to these past few years. For a while he had developed an outward façade of pure impartiality in all his dealings. However, in recent years every time he inwardly planned for an event he knew should be around the corner, or a pony who he knew should have been born into this world by this point. Fate, or perhaps Harmony itself, had, and will throw a curb ball, he can feel his poker face starting to chip, bit by bit.

 

Staring at the too young alicorn, Anon spoke in an even voice. “Cadence, please look at me.”

 

The filly while filled with apprehension, and the threat of consequences slowly lifted her head to meet Anon’s piercing eyes, although for only the briefest of a moment before she felt the need to avert her gaze. Her front hoof gingerly pawing at the rug.

 

Anon could see the telltale sign of tears welling in the corner of her eyes. Anon was hardly personable on a good day, nor had he ever proclaimed to be good with children. With that said, he still didn’t want to be the one responsible for lingering bad memories. “Cadence… I’m not going to give you a dressing down.”

 

Cadence seemed lost in thought for a second, her muzzle scrunching in apparent confusion. “A… What?” she had returned her gaze to Anon. Her foal-like sense of curiosity at least partially overwriting her sense of fear.

 

Anon allowed for a faint smile to take hold before elaborating. “It means I’m not mad at you. In fact, here-” Anon paused while he stood from the throne and gracefully walked up to his hope-to-be future co-ruler. Cadence was practically forced to stare upwards at the towering near demigod who effectively loomed over her. To her credit though, no further tears were formed. Anon, for his part, looked down at his charge with a sense of mirth. “-why don’t we continue this conversation in a more… agreeable space, hm?”

 

 

>>42555344

Mi Amore Cadenza, affectionately referred to as ‘Cadence’ by her at times overbearing mentor... and dad... had not been given what most ponies would refer to as a fair life. Orphaned at a terribly young age after the seventh consecutive Pony-Dragon war. Cadenza spent most of her infancy, and early childhood being sent all throughout the Kingdom’s No Foal Left Behind Organization which would continually rotate foals throughout registered foster families around the country. During this time, she had ‘created’ an imaginary friend. Somepony who would always be with her. She named her new friend who seemed just as lost, and confused as she was ‘Dissy’, and sometime after her sixth birthday she had wished upon a shooting star, which flashed brilliantly just outside her temporary bedroom window. She of course shared this wish with her only consistent companion in life as well. Cadence wanted to find a forever family.

 

 

>>42554123

I like it. The idea that when Anon took Cadance under his wing, he didn't just help her, but in a way she helped him.

 

 

>>42554192

That's pretty much what I'm trying to go for. Anon became the reluctant monarch, and through centuries of politicking has grown numb to the whole pony experience. Cadence had managed to ascend into an alicorn at a much earlier age, possibly something to do with harmony needing to create balance again after two alicorns disappeared. I am also thinking of having Cadence possibly exist a century or so before she really should, causing anon to have to throw away the entire shows timeline which he was banking on to know of future events, though not sure if I should follow through with this becoming a complete AU.

 

 

>>42554256

If you don't want to go full AU it could just be five or ten years before it was supposed to happened. Gives Anon and Cadance more time without a complete change. At most Cadance would be an adult when she babysit Twilight and her falling for Shining wouldn't be until later when he's the captain of the guard.

 

 

>>42555347

>after the seventh consecutive Pony-Dragon war

>when Anonicorn has to teach the new Dragon Lord the same one he's taught all the one's before

 

 

>>42555455

That's kind of what I was going for. Without a sense of diplomacy all anon can really do is fall back on his conception of the military industrial complex, and endless war to promote its growth. Might be a part of the reason why things aren't going according to the shows timeline

 

 

>>42555466

Also to add on to that, while Anon mostly handles all engagements I love the idea he has been stuck in a loop of propping up the Equestrian economy via the military even though they hardly do anything.

 

 

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>"Alright. I'm a ruling Princess, ponies hang on my every word just as they do Anon's.."

>"I can find him a marefriend!"

>"...probably."

 

 

>>42556867

The only kissing anon will be doing is with the chrome lined barrel of the Glock that randomly teleported with him. (Anon never owned a gun, its just harmony making its intentions loud and clear)

 

 

>>42556884

harmony so yandere, hot

 

 

>>42556867

Not that bitch Luna after what she did though

 

 

>>42556867

I'd be surprised if Anon hadn't one, considering most of us would by dying to find one.

 

 

>>42556867

>>42559215

>Light hearted episode about Cadance and the Mane 6 trying to get Anon a special somepony.

>For some reason Discord keeps trying to distract them and seems weirdly nervous about what they're doing.

>Ends on a melancholic note when Anon opens up about his late wife from over 800 years ago.

>Discord reveals to the girls that he knew about Anon's marriage and didn't want them bringing up Anon's old grief over losing her from age.

>Bittersweet ending that shows that Anon isn't interested in having another lover but is at peace with himself and is already fulfilled by the ponies in his life, especially Cadance and Twilight.

>something something life lesson is about it being ok to open up about sad things, and that there's nothing wrong with missing people in your life that or gone.

 

 

>>42559226

for extra sad points

>the entire episode Anonicorn keeps trying to brush off their attempts cause "he's busy"

>eventually the group start following him

>the King often walks around Canterlot so ponies are used to him personally buying from their store

>some high-end stores tried to use his business to their advantage

>any advantage it did give them was gone when they found out he shops literally everywhere

>gets carrot dogs from random food vendors

>buys knick knacks from thrift stores

>so they don't think much of it when he buys a bouquet of flowers

>"the usual?" is all the florist asks

>Discord is now more insistent than ever that they leave it be

>they follow him out of Canterlot

>he takes no guards

>he wears no crown

>he doesn't take the train

>he doesn't fly

>he hikes

>up and up for about an hour

>they all wince and wish they'd listened to Discord when he stops

>on a hilly outcrop from Canterlot Mountain, is a glade, a single lemon tree casting shade over a gravestone

>he places the flowers down and whispers

>"hey hon, missed you again this year"

 

 

>>42559271

>"hey hon, missed you again this year"

It's this really sad moment that leaves most of the mane 6 speechless, that then gets undercut by let's say Rarity gasping and sobbing in a handkerchief because she's dramatic like that and a royal mourning his long dead wife hits her romantic side hard.

>Cue the girls falling in a heap and revealing themselves fully to Anon.

>Discord floating behind the pony pile looking embarrassed and apologetic.

Well it's still MLP, you need to inject a bit of lightheartedness kek.

 

 

>>42559983

>>Cue the girls falling in a heap and revealing themselves fully to Anon.

>>Discord floating behind the pony pile looking embarrassed and apologetic.

I think that Anon would find that to be the perfect situation actually, while he mourns, I imagine that even he tires of the pain of it, so seeing his student, his... friend? Discord, and the other element bearers, I could imagine him cracking a small smile, even with tears in his eyes

then he turns to the grave and says something like "honey, there are some ponies I'd like you to meet, you remember Discord"

Discord plays into it a little, seeing a chance to bring some levity to his friend's lowest moment that he's never been able to crack

the group then sits around as Anon regales them with stories of his married life and everyone listens intently, but each for different reasons

 

 

>>42559997

That actually reminds me, as silly as it might sound, of Batman. The Batman animated series movie Mask of the Phantasm to be specific, bear with me.

In the movie, Bruce Wayne feels guilty because the pain of the loss of his parents is numbing down, it doesn't hurt as much anymore and it feels like he could move on. That haunts Bruce, because it feels like he's letting his parents down by not honoring their deaths the way he goes as Batman. Like he's forgetting them after everything.

 

Anon would be the same way. His wife's death destroyed him bad enough he could barely function for a year straight, Discord having to impersonate him to keep the kingdom running without issue.

Even after Anon puts himself together enough to do his duty, he still loyally mourns his wife's death. He visits her grave whenever he gets the chance, does good charity and softer diplomacy because it would make her proud of him.

Eventually over the centuries those visits trickle down to once a month, and then once a year. He's still loyal centuries later, but after so long Anon feels guilty, because it doesn't hurt as much anymore and that feels like a betrayal of the eternal love they swore to each other. He knows logically she wouldn't want him to keep mourning her like this, but it feels like the only way he can really keep honoring the mare he loved. He just doesn't feel like he could ever love again the way he did with her.

 

Cue the episode, let's say it's a Valentine special. Cadance and Twilight recruit Twilight's friends to try and get Anon a mare friend, unaware of his internal feelings of guilt and waning grief, with Discord trying to distract them from bothering Anon, uncharacteristically hesitant the whole time.

 

It's near the end when Anon opens up, both about his secret late wife and his recent internal conflict, where he realizes he's truly at peace now, and it's ok to move on. that not feeling pain over her loss anymore isn't disrespecting his wife's memory, it just means he's made peace with it.

 

at least that's my take on it.

 

 

>>42560027

>Twilight:"....wait, but about when you were aggressively f- flirting with the Changeling Queen? If you thought you could never have a special somepony again, then why...?"

>Anon laughs hard at the unexpected.

"woah woah, love? That's not love, that's just me trying to get laid with a bad bitch."

>"Oh uh that's-"

"There are no feelings involved."

>Well ok-"

"Except for the feeling of getting my dick wet."

>"K- king Anon!"

"in bug puss-"

>"OK WE GET IT THANK YOU!"

 

 

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>>42559226

>"Damnit Discord stop messing things up its like you don't even care if Anon is happy or not!" Cadance snapped as the Draconneques ruined yet another moment they'd planned

>The group recoiled at Discord's sudden glare

>"Don't care? Oh I just don't care if our dear nonny is happy do I?" he snapped

>Discord never got mad, irritable yes but they'd never know the self-proclaimed lord of chaos to get angry

>"Time for a history lesson my little ponies!" He snapped the fingers of his lion paw and the world went white

>The 7 of them dropped behind school desks while a stern Discord marched past the bewildered mares to a chalkboard

>"Miss sparkle pay attention this is going to be on the test!"

>Deep down Twilight knew he was just screwing with her but the mention of tests was enough to get her to meep and pay attention to the board

>"Now, Year 107 of the Anonymous reign is considered by many historians to be the single most baffling period of Alicorn rule in ponykind's history." He started drawing squiggles on the board with a permanent marker

>"The King appeared to be in multiple places at once, both withdrawn and simultaneously giddy with wild proclamations and festivities that the King himself was never seen partaking in, do you know why fillies?" He asked twisting his head around without moving

>Fluttershy raised a hoof

>"Correct!" he said without looking at her

>"The King wasn't the one in charge back then, but I was! someone had to take the reins from dear Nonners after his wife died."

>The last part of his lecture was punctuated by stomping hoof and claw as two of him loomed over Twilight and Cadance respectively.

"H-his wife?" Cadance mumbled confused

>Discord huffed and snapped his claws once more

>This time they were in the gardens, the girls were each wearing dresses complimenting their looks, sat spread out amongst a dozen or so chairs either side of a green carpet

>Twilight and Cadence were in matching baby-blue dresses with flowers tucked in their manes, both of them either side of Anon himself

>Anon who was dressed in a well-tailored black suit

>Anon who seemed completely oblivious to his sudden guests

"Do I look alright? I know theres nopony here except us and her parents but still..."

>"Yes you look every bit the handsome ruler now stop fidgeting shes coming" Discord said, stood next to Anon beneath an arch decorated with the same flowers adorning Cadence and Twilight's manes

>Cadance made the realisation first and seemed to deflate a little

>They were at a wedding, a wedding not one of them had known about.

>This must have happened centuries ago

>A gorgeous mare, foreleg-in-foreleg with a proud looking stallion then began to stroll down the carpet towards the Prince and Discord

>Discord of all creatures was officiating , Vows were exchanged, he even gave them rings.

>Rings that didnt explode or turn into snakes or anything else similarly chaotic

 

 

>>42559399

 

>As Anon and the mare kissed Discord snapped his fingers and fireworks lit up the sky

>The world went white and the girls were suddenly back in present day canterlot

>He crossed his arms and looked down disappointedly at the girls "Now what did we learn?" he asked

>....

>"You can insult me all you like girls but I do care, I've known our dear ruler much longer than the lot of you. his wife meant a great deal to him and when she passed on I played his role for an entire year."

>"An entire year without even a single cotton candy cloud or day and night forgotten about." He frowned

>"I do care. I care much more than you all seem to, I've seen what that kind of heartbreak does to a pony and I don't want to him to go through it again."

 

 

>>42559226 >>42559271 >>42559399 >>42559432

That's good. And this is the type of Discord we should have had at the end of the show.

 

 

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>>42559226

>>42559226

I think Prince Anon having a dead wife is a little too far on the angst scale for my taste and it also kind of contradicts with the idea that the only pony he’s attracted to is Chrysalis because all the other ones are way too cute and cuddly for him

 

 

>>42560186

I agree, but, theres no one main green right now we're all just spitballing concepts

 

 

>>42560186

Personally I don't find it angsty. It seems like the intent is that he had a long happy marriage with her and she eventually passed away peacefully. The only it really does is add a layer to why he doesn't find the ponies around him appealing in a romantic sense.

Chrysalis is sorta a safe option because of that. She isn't possibly related to him in any way, and she isn't a cute and cuddly pony that he's come to see as his quasi-children, and it's not really a matter of love, he's sexually attracted to her.

If it was love she'd jump at the easy food source.>42560186

Personally I don't find it angsty. It seems like the intent is that he had a long happy marriage with her and she eventually passed away peacefully. The only it really does is add a layer to why he doesn't find the ponies around him appealing in a romantic sense.

Chrysalis is sorta a safe option because of that. She isn't possibly related to him in any way, and she isn't a cute and cuddly pony that he's come to see as his quasi-children, and it's not really a matter of love, he's sexually attracted to her.

If it was love she'd jump at the easy food source.

 

 

>>42560186

Eh it's pretty low on the angst scale. Even in the green it's mentioned that age is what took her. Which is something that is a constant in Anon's life, with or without a wife.

 

 

If Anon was constantly depressed then I'd agree it's angsty, but:

>she apparently died of natural causes

>he seemed to have gotten over it centuries ago.

>It's such a non-issue that Cadance and Twilight, two of the ponies closest to Anon, weren't even aware he had a wife.

>They were even trying to actively get him a marefriend.

The whole thing feels like it'd fit neatly in a self contained episode, and not affect Anon's overall character.

 

 

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>>42559997

>>42560021

>cue the beautiful love song track and montage of Anonymous and Sage's (we'll go with that) married life

 

 

>>42560027

Anonymous's wife, Sage clover

Kek

 

 

>>42560284

Sage Clover. Got it, what would her personality be like? What brought them together all those years ago. Inb4 Sage is a neet.

 

 

>>42560336

Personally I'd go with the opposite of Anon, shes sweet and direct where hes distant and subtle, that kinda arrangement

she'd be red board kinda orangey in her coat and that deep red for her mane lol

 

 

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>>42560284

>Sage clover

God damn it

 

 

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I think something like this

>>42559271 >>42559983

feels more natural than

>>42559399 >>42559399

They find out the secret naturally as part of their adventure, while Discord is trying to preserve Anon's privacy without giving it away. Where in the (nicely written) latter they are told the secret via magical exposition without Anon's involvement.

 

 

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>>42560263

Would there be a day when Anon would try to find love again, and if so, who would be the candidate

 

 

>>42560279

if you wanted to push it, make it even more sad do the hawkman/hawkgirl thing,the wife has been reincarnating to try and be with anon again

 

 

>>42560279

Anypony who doesn't treat him like a deity or king. So, anyone who treats him as an equal.

 

>Rarity

She would try, but probably wouldn't get very far before realizing he's not the perfect "prince" of her dreams.

 

>Rain Shine

I don't think they'd meet often enough for a proper relationship, but I do imagine they'd get to it every time they do meet. Banging someone your own size just hits different.

 

>Celestia

She knows him from way back when he first showed up and was a lil bitch and they both (?) have loved and lost, but maybe all the centuries as a pony have changed him?

 

>Luna

They hardly know each other due to different schedules and Luna's long banishment. Anon has a knack for trolling and sarcasm while Luna tends to take things a bit too seriously and at face value.

 

 

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>>42560279

It's not romantic at all, but it'd be funny if Anon and Discord had a Fluttershy appreciation club. Anon like Fluttershy in his human life and Discord befriended her pretty easily in this timeline and gush over how cute she is like people do an idol.

>Fluttershy finds out and doesn't really know how to feel about having fans, especially since they're the two most powerful, important beings in all of Equestria.

>Twilight also finds out and is weirdly really jealous.

 

 

>>42560455

>>Twilight also finds out and is weirdly really jealous.

>"So... why?"

"It's like your admiration for Star Swirl the Bearded. It's harmless appreciation for another pony."

>Well I guess that makes sense, but why specifically Fluttershy? N- not that there's anything wrong with Fluttershy, she's great! Just- you know, why her?"

>Anon lifts a bashful Fluttershy up with his magic

"Come on look at her, she's adorable!"

>"Um, uh t- thank you you're highness, B- but could you please put me down. If it's not too much trouble I mean..."

"See? That's pure adorableness right there."

>Fluttershy eeps and hides her face in embarrassment.

>Twilight looks away, pouting. She grumbles under breath.

>"....I could be cute like that too"

"What?"

>"What- I mean I didn't say anything!"

 

 

>>42560279

So far we've got

>Chrysalis(bug pussy~)

>Sunset(forbidden student teacher romance revisited)

>Celestia, who returns post Twilight's ascension(a thousand years in the sun and I got a potential husbando? Worth it)

>Rain Shine(Idk but feels like you could do something with this)

>Luna(hate fuck, enemies to lovers trope?)

>Twilight Sparkle?!(Probably not lol)

>pic related is Celestia trying to woo over Anon.

 

 

>>42560324 (Dead)

I think Chrysalis is my favorite one so far. The dynamic between the two of them is too good even if they never actually get together

>Chrysalis was the only other immortal that Anon knew of for a long time, so he kind of got it into his head that she was his only option

>Despite the fact that she completely hates him he still shoots his shot every time they cross paths, shenanigans ensue

>Maybe she said fuck it and they had a fling once centuries ago and he caught feelings

>Now every few decades Anon will leave Discord in charge while he ventures out to the changeling hive to pester her with a boombox in the middle of the night while she’s trying to sleep

>Discord enables this behavior partly because he thinks it’s funny and partly because he really wants to help his bro find love

I think it’s important to remember that despite spending a millennium as a horse demigod, Anon is still a spaghetti spilling channer at his core. Women are never going to be his strong suit.

 

 

>>42560655

See the issue with making it love is that there's absolutely no reason Chrysalis would refuse what's basically a free buffet. That's why I just see it as anon being horny for Chrysalis, rather than any actual romantic feelings. She's built to enjoy love given to her even if she doesn't actually care about who she's getting it from, but she's not even a mammal so Anon wanting to have sex with her would probably be a turn off for her.

 

 

>>42560778

it ruins any plot she has to enslave him too lest he'd turn it on her and enjoy it

>"Yes I'll collar him like a dog!"

>...

>"No, the bastard would probably enjoy that."

 

 

>>42560778

Chrysalis is extremely vain and selfish and would totally refuse a free love buffet solely because she hates the one offering it to her. Also I feel like she would probably refuse any freely given love on the principle that she thinks love is not something to be given, it is something to be taken forcefully from those you have subjugated

The other changelings would probably love Anon though. If you want to do something more lighthearted you could make it so the whole hive thinks of Anon like a cool step-dad or uncle that sneaks them candy whenever their mom isn’t looking, even though their queen tries to kill him on a regular basis

 

 

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>>42557508

Would anonicorn be the sort of pony to dress himself, or would he rely on the castle staff to show him what is fashionable?

 

 

>>42557516

In my head he just asks fancy pants or blueblood what to wear and finds a middle ground between their opinions he likes

 

 

>>42557521

To be fair anon could ask any noble with full confidence. Nopony would inside of Equestria would dare to lead the king astray

 

 

>>42557546

True, I imagine fancy pants gives him the most refined opinion but blueblood gives the most opulent one

I wonder if Rarity would pass out from the opportunity to design an outfit for the king

 

 

>>42557579

>Anon comes to a realization one Saturday morning

>Elements of harmony? More like Elements of SHAMony

>Anon requests for Rarity to become his full time royal tailor

>Discord ensues

 

 

>>42557640

>Twilight adverts complete psychosis by pretending this must all be a test from her dear teacher

 

 

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gonna try another short thing

>Prince Anon's version of the GGGala was a bit different to Celestia's, not that anypony would remember since sunbutt hadn't been around for awhile to host one

>Rather than it being an event for the rich and famous of Equestria, the royal-hosted ball was to be a 'festival to bridge all trots of life'

>At least a 3rd of the attendees nowadays were simply common ponies, who could win an invitation with a plus one

>The invites were sent out to towns and cities with a public lottery held to offer anypony the chance to win a ticket to the ball, their small entry fee being sent to a charitable fund

>The Gala became a charitable event as well a party for ponies from all over equestria to meet, network, socialise and make some friends!

>Even some creatures were invited to improve relations between ponykind and its neighbours

>Its harder to want to invade a place where you've made friends after all

>Rather than stand at the top of some stairs all night the Prince greets V.I.P guests personally then mingles with the guests himself once the Gala is officially opened

>Half a dozen tables or more of a range of food from sugary sweets and quaint confectionaries to fine foods and choice cuts for the carni to omni vorous guests

>A full band playing throughout the night in the ball room, private zones for quieter discussion away from the crowd and the entirety of the gardens opened for the attendees to explore and enjoy themselves in

>the gardens decorated with bunting, banners and lights with games, kegs, blankets laid out on grassy knolls and even a full DJ set-up for anypony who wanted to dance the night away to a more lively soundtrack

>The Girls couldn't be more excited

 

 

>>42557935

>Excitement for the 'best night of the year ever' built up between them for weeks since the Prince had been kind enough to send Twilight 5 whole extra tickets after a little fiasco about who she should bring with her

>Fireworks bursting in the sky with white, green and orange sparks that lit up the sky as they left their carriage announcing the opening of the ball to the city

>Of course the moment they got across the drawbridge they'd cantered off in every direction to chase their ideal night

>The Prince was atop the staircase leading up to the ball room, dressed and groomed to immaculate regality

>Black-on-Black long coat with his favourite bronze tone in small floral patterns and swirls on the forelegs and along the trim.

>He was even wearing his crown! shiny bronze hooked around his ears and holding back his swept back mane

>A royal purple sash about his neck held by a bronze roundel with his emblem upon it

>The prince liked bronze, it did look good on him to be fair

>Twilight dashed right up to the Prince tittering about how they had so much to catch up on

>"Prince Anonymous!" she tittered reaching him "Oh I'm so exicted to be here theres so much I want to catch up with you on."

>"Twilight! You look lovely!" He beamed down at her

>"Let me greet the guests then we can spend plenty of time together this evening."

>She nodded excitedly and took her place beside the Alicorn

>The guests came and shook hooves, curtsied, bowed, A yak of all things even arrived and then headbutted the prince which nearly made Twilight incinernate him on the spot but Anonymous just laughed and headbutted them back

>Just as Twilight was getting a little fed-up with waiting and not having a single chance to speak to her teacher he spoke up breaking her chain of thought

>"Alright! thats all the ones I had to say hi to, come one Twilight lets go enjoy ourselves." He twisted on his hooves and started trotting off, pushing her along with a wing

 

 

>>42558012

>Twilight, as they began to walk to wherever the Prince wanted, started yammering about the past few months of friendship lessons, her research and the day-to-day of life in Ponyville since he'd sent her there

>This was what she wanted, just to talk to her teacher one-on-one, he was always such a good listener and he never seemed to mind how, as much as it could embarrass her after, long she could go on for about this or that

>They progress into the gardens as she struck up a story about how their dresses for tonight were designed and the lesson she'd learned from it

>He held a hoof to her mouth as she was about to describe one part further

>"Hear that?" he said

>She pricked her ears up to listen. Music, conversation, laughter but nothing out of place

>"Ooh I'd almost forgot I let Vinyl set up out here" He then pranced. Pranced, off from her to a make-shift dance floor set up out in the gardens

>He came to a stop in front of the booth, huge speakers either side of the DJ's station and a screen just below where a Unicorn sat tuning and fiddling with some form of console

>He whistled to her and waved a foreleg, she looked up eyes hidden by opaque glasses and gave a grin to the Prince of Equestria

>Music start kicking in, speakers thumping as the beat picked up

>The prince stepped back to get a better view of the screen and quickly gestured for twilight to join him

>She quickly came to his side like the star pupil she was

>"Alright so theres gonna be directions on the screen right there, just follow them as best you can and try to beat my score!" he explained to her as the music picked up and small glowing ponies came alive on the magic screen

>Twilight had known her teacher since she was a filly and to this day he'd never failed to find ways to shock her, the nicknames like twiggle or purplesmart were enough to make her blush but the sight of the tall Alicorn dancing was a new one

>He wasn't great

>He wasn't bad either

>But he was keeping up with the on-screen directions, doing a half-good job at matching the dance moves displayed before him

>Twilight kept stumbling and missing the timing

>Almost tripping over her hooves at a few points

>Face flushing from the mix of embarrassment, exertion and the fact her teacher, the centuries old ruler of all Equestria was 'breaking it down 'in full view of the entire Gala with her right beside him

>Its worth it she told herself, you wanted to spend time with him tonight so just go with it

 

 

>>42558156

Do you think twilights friends tease for wanting the attention of her mentor

 

 

>>42558554

100%

Dash makes remarks that she has a crush on him, to which Twilight always declines, with a suspicious shade of pink on her cheeks [spoiler]the truth is she doesn't anymore, but when she was a filly, definitely crushing hard[/spoiler]

 

 

>>42559256

Does anonicorn take in Sunset shimmer as the first apprentice to keep in track of lore?

Did she also develope a crush on the king

 

 

>>42559687

someone wrote a small green last thread where she still leaves but its out of rejection rather than seeking power

 

 

>>42559690

I'd say the 'Twilight/Cadance trying to get Anon a mare friend' episode happened before the EQG movie in the Anoncorn canon, so after all the events of the movie Twilight explains to Sunset that Anon is still mourning his late wife.

Imagine Sunset's reaction.

 

 

>>42559687

What the other anon said, where the idea proposed is that Anon takes on Sunset to try to avert the future problems she causes, and because she's genuinely talented in magic, but she ends up running away anyway like a woman scorned.

>"We could be together forever! I can ascend to an Alicorn, we can rule as husband and wife!"

"Woah uh, no. I mean I'm actually cool with the ascending part, Harmony knows I could use some more help running the kingdom, but no on the marriage."

>"What?! But- but why not?! Do you not love me?!"

"Look Sunset I genuinely care about you, but in the sense I helped raise you."

>"I- I have parents! You didn't raise me! I mean, y- yeah I started my apprenticeship under you when I was young, but that just gave me time to be sure of my feelings!"

"Sunset I'm old enough to be your great grandfather's great grandfather. Hell we could even be distantly related, my bloodline branches pretty far..."

>"That doesn't matter! Age is just a number!"

"It does is I knew you since you were a little filly. I just can't see you that way, It's creepy."

>RE- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"...You seem upset, how about we just sit down and talk about th- and she jumped in the portal. And it just shut off. *sigh* stations of canon are gay as fuck."

 

 

>>42559828

 

Cue EQG special where Sunset returns, missing her dear mentor, only for her to find out he took in Twilight, causing her jealousy to boil over.

 

 

>>42559862

>They settle their differences and Sunset decides to stay in the barbie world like canon.

>She's still low-key in love with Anon but she tries not to show it and usually it's fine.

>She does sometimes asks Twilight "innocent" questions though, through their notebook system.

>later on Celestia returns from her own accidental banishment

>Twilight offhandedly writes about the long lost Solar Princess' clear infatuation with the Anon.

>her face when: >>42559867

>Sunlight:"hahaha that's crazy. You know maybe I should come by to Equestria this week! Just for a friendly visit hahaha. I'm free tomorrow, tomorrow sounds good haha."

 

 

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>>42555344

 

Anon being a father to Cadence instead of an uncle is cute

 

But Shining would be absolutely terrified trying to get the king's blessing to marry his Daughter

 

 

>>42558924

>Ironically Anon is completely cool with it

>He watched the show after all, he knows Shining would treat her right.

>Cue Anon greeting Shining warmly like usual and Shining trying desperately not to drop his spaghetti.

>This becomes a running gag.

 

 

>>42558924

"Shining! How's my cherished Captain of the Guard doing?"

>"Um, g-good, sir."

"*Sir*? What's with this 'sir' nonsense; you didn't get into any trouble, did you?"

>"No! I-I-I just-"

"HAHA! Come on, Shining, I'm just pulling your leg!"

>"H-Haha... G-Good one, s- Anon."

"So, what brings you here, Shining?"

>"Well, to be honest, it's about Princess Cadenz-"

"Cadance?! What's wrong? Is she okay? Did she get a booboo? Oh, if anything bad happened to her I'd go mad!"

>"M-Mad?"

"Yes, I'd feverishly find a way to remove whatever's causing her grief!"

>"Remove?"

"Forcefully, even, if somepony was the one bringing her ill-intent. You'll *never* see them again, or *any* trace of their existence!"

>*gulp*

"Oh, but I'm probably overreacting haha... So, what about Cadance?"

>"...It's nothing, sir."

 

 

>>42559064

>Shining eventually finds an excuse to run off

>Cadance walks up next to Anon from behind a pillar, giving him a look of exasperation

>Anon just stares off at Shining's retreating form, a smug smile on his face.

>"Anon, why do you keep messing with Shining like that?"

"Because it's funny. When do you think he's gonna figure out I already know you two are dating?"

>"Please don't tell him you know, you'd give the poor colt a heart attack."

"I'm not *that* bad am I?"

>"It's not that. You're the king, of course he's going to be worried about your disapproval."

"I already gave you my blessing though?"

>"Well *I* know that, but Shining has it in his head that you're gonna exile him to the sun or some other nonsense for 'dishonoring the princess' I guess. He's convinced you won't think he's good enough to be with me."

"He's Captain of my Guard, not some rando from off the street. What, does he think I'm gonna make him duel for your hoof or something?"